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Our Fake Marriage

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Our Fake Marriage
First tankōbon volume cover
ウソ婚
(Usokon)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byKiwi Tokina
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintKodansha Comics Betsufure
MagazineAne Friend
Original runSeptember 1, 2017 – April 1, 2025
Volumes16
Manga
Our Fake Marriage: Rosé
Written byKiwi Tokina
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • NA: Kodansha USA
ImprintKodansha Comics Betsufure
MagazineAne Friend
Original runJanuary 1, 2021 – April 1, 2025
Volumes4
Television drama
Directed by
  • Kento Yamaguchi
  • Mahito Kimura
Written byNaomi Hiruta
Music byYuji Iwamoto
StudioKansai TV
Original networkFNS (Kansai TV, Fuji TV)
Original run July 11, 2023 – September 26, 2023
Episodes12

Our Fake Marriage (ウソ婚, Usokon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiwi Tokina. It was serialized in Kodansha's Ane Friend web magazine from September 2017 to April 2025. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2023.

Plot

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Having lost both her home and her job, Yae Sendo is at a loss when, by chance, she reunites with her childhood friend, Takumi Natsume. Takumi, who has become a successful first-class architect, asks Yaeko to pretend to be his wife in exchange for letting her live in a luxury high-rise apartment in the city center free of charge.

Characters

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Yae Sendo (千堂八重, Sendo Yae)
Portrayed by: Neru Nagahama[2]
Takumi Natsume (夏目匠, Natsume Takumi)
Portrayed by: Fuma Kikuchi[2]
Masaki Shindō (進藤将暉, Shindō Masaki)
Portrayed by: Shota Watanabe[3]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Kiwi Tokina, Our Fake Marriage was serialized from Kodansha's Ane Friend web magazine on September 1, 2017, to April 1, 2025.[4] Its chapters have been collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes released from April 12, 2019, to July 11, 2025.[5][6]

During their panel at New York Comic-Con 2019, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for a digital-only English publication.[7]

A spin-off manga, titled Our Fake Marriage: Rosé, was serialized in the same magazine from January 1, 2021, to April 1, 2025.[8] Its chapters have been collected in four tankōbon volumes released from November 12, 2021, to July 11, 2025.[9][10] In April 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the spin-off for digital-only English publication.[11]

In January 2025, Tokina announced on her Twitter account that both the series and the spin-off would end serialization in 2025.[12] Both series ended serialization on April 1, 2025.[12]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1April 12, 2019[5]978-4-06-515503-5November 5, 2019[13]978-1-64-659100-8
  • Marriages 1–4
2July 12, 2019[14]978-4-06-516345-0December 3, 2019[15]978-1-64-659155-8
  • Marriages 5–8
3October 11, 2019[16]978-4-06-517268-1August 4, 2020[17]978-1-64-659623-2
  • Marriages 9–12
  • Special side story
4March 13, 2020[18]978-4-06-518887-3November 3, 2020[19]978-1-64-659790-1
  • Marriages 13–16
5July 13, 2020[20][21]978-4-06-520154-1
978-4-06-520175-6 (SE)		February 2, 2021[22]978-1-64-659944-8
  • Marriages 17–20
6November 13, 2020[23]978-4-06-521400-8April 6, 2021[24]978-1-63-699040-8
  • Marriages 21–24
7April 13, 2021[25]978-4-06-522957-6September 21, 2021[26]978-1-63-699367-6
  • Marriages 25–28
8August 12, 2021[27]978-4-06-524391-6February 15, 2022[28]978-1-63-699620-2
  • Marriages 29–32
9November 12, 2021[29]978-4-06-525921-4April 19, 2022[30]978-1-68-491129-5
  • Marriages 33–36
10July 13, 2022[31]978-4-06-528389-9November 15, 2022[32]978-1-68-491549-1
  • Marriages 37–40
11November 11, 2022[33]978-4-06-529688-2April 18, 2023[34]978-1-68-491895-9
  • Marriages 41–44
12April 13, 2023[35]978-4-06-531302-2September 19, 2023[36]979-8-88-933151-3
  • Marriages 45–48
13August 10, 2023[37]978-4-06-532650-3February 20, 2024[38]979-8-88-933378-4
  • Marriages 49–52
14February 13, 2024[39]978-4-06-534604-4July 16, 2024[40]979-8-88-933625-9
  • Marriages 53–56
15November 13, 2024[41]978-4-06-537591-4March 11, 2025[42]979-8-89-478430-4
  • Marriages 57–60
16July 11, 2025[6]978-4-06-540067-8December 30, 2025[43]979-8-89-478811-1
  • Marriages 61–64

Our Fake Marriage: Rosé

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No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1November 12, 2021[9]978-4-06-515503-5May 24, 2022[44]978-1-68-491199-8
  • Marriages 1–4
2June 13, 2022[45]978-4-06-528388-2November 29, 2022[46]978-1-68-491567-5
  • Marriages 5–8
  • Special side story
3August 10, 2023[47]978-4-06-532651-0January 2, 2024[48]979-8-88-933320-3
  • Marriages 9–12
4July 11, 2025[10]978-4-06-540068-5January 27, 2026[49]979-8-89-478845-6
  • Marriages 13–16

Drama

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In June 2023, a live-action television drama adaptation was announced. The drama was directed by Kento Yamaguchi and Mahito Kimura, with scripts written by Naomi Hiruta, music composed by Yuji Iwamoto, and starred Fuma Kikuchi and Neru Nagahama in lead roles. Twelve episodes were aired on Kansai TV and Fuji TV from July 11 to September 26, 2023.[2][50]

Reception

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By April 2024, the series had over 5 million copies in circulation.[51]

References

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