Top Fake Relationship Anime Recommendations

ONE PIECE

Also known as ONE PIECE.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Gold Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.

Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

*This includes the following special episodes:
- Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore! (Episode 336)
- The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (Episode 492)
- Team Formation! Save Chopper (Episode 542)
- History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea (Episode 590)
- 20th Anniversary! Special Romance Dawn (Episode 907)

Tags: Pirates , Travel , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Ships , Tragedy , Slapstick , Prophecy , Politics , Time Skip , War , Slavery , Fugitive , Dystopian , Gods , Crime , Lost Civilization , Swordplay , Monster Boy , Anthropomorphism , Henshin , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Shapeshifting , Cyborg , Food , Animals , Anti-Hero , Medicine , Skeleton , Prison , Anachronism , Guns , Robots , Desert , Samurai , Post-Apocalyptic , Espionage , Indigenous Cultures , Royal Affairs , Drugs , Dragons , Asexual , Marriage , Artificial Intelligence , Kuudere , Monster Girl , Fairy , Revenge , Aromantic , Assassins , Battle Royale , Adoption , Mermaid , Ninja , Time Manipulation , Demons , Kabuki , Dinosaurs , Musical Theater , Gender Bending , Arranged Marriage , Clone , Angels , Zombie , Trains , Human Experimentation , Unrequited Love , Blackmail , Fake Relationship , Boxing , Brainwashing , Interspecies

SPY×FAMILY

Also known as SPY x FAMILY.

Studio: CloverWorks , WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.

At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades. The Westalis Intelligence Services' Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania's National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations.

This mission is known as "Operation Strix." It consists of "putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond's son attends."

"Twilight" takes on the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and starts looking for family members. But Anya, the daughter he adopts, turns out to have the ability to read people's minds, while his wife, Yor, is an assassin! With it being in each of their own interests to keep these facts hidden, they start living together while concealing their true identities from one another.
World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.



Tags: Espionage , Family Life , Found Family , Fake Relationship , Parenthood , Assassins , Shounen , Adoption , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Urban , Slapstick , Crime , Super Power , School , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Episodic , Politics , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Orphan , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Bullying

Toradora!

Also known as Toradora!.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger."

One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryuuji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yuusaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryuuji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend!

Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.

Tags: Tsundere , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Family Life , Food , Female Harem , Tragedy , Fake Relationship , Teacher

SPY×FAMILY Part 2

Also known as SPY x FAMILY Cour 2.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second half of SPYxFAMILY.

With Anya Forger successfully enrolled at the renowned Eden Academy, Operation Strix advances to its second phase. To investigate Ostanian politician Donovan Desmond, Anya must either befriend his son Damian or collect eight Stella Stars to become an Imperial Scholar. Fortunately, Anya has already acquired her first star. In celebration, her adoptive father, Loid, decides to fulfill her wish to adopt a dog.

During their canine search, Loid receives new orders from his superiors, who have found that a band of Berlint University students is plotting to assassinate Westalis' Minister Brantz using bombs worn by trained dogs. While Loid tries to stop their plans, Anya stumbles upon the terrorists' base of operations. There, she befriends a kindhearted, clairvoyant dog who the family later names Bond.

Although the Forgers continue to lead their individual lives in secrecy, the family—with a new fluffy addition—remains united through all of the unusual obstacles thrown their way.



Tags: Family Life , Found Family , Episodic , Espionage , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Assassins , Foreign , Adoption , Female Protagonist , School , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Politics , Martial Arts , Fake Relationship , Parenthood , Shounen , Parody , Unrequited Love , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Love Triangle , Orphan , Surreal Comedy , Animals , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Kuudere , Tennis , Yandere , Female Harem , Ojou-sama

[Oshi no Ko]

Also known as OSHI NO KO.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

When a pregnant young starlet appears in Gorou Amemiya’s countryside medical clinic, the doctor takes it upon himself to safely (and secretly) deliver Ai Hoshino’s child so she can make a scandal-free return to the stage. But no good deed goes unpunished, and on the eve of her delivery, he finds himself slain at the hands of Ai’s deluded stalker — and subsequently reborn as Ai’s child, Aquamarine Hoshino! The glitz and glamor of showbiz hide the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry, threatening to dull the shine of his favorite star. Can he help his new mother rise to the top of the charts? And what will he do when unthinkable disaster strikes?



Note: Episode 1【推しの子】Mother and Children was pre-screened in advance in Japanese theaters on March 17, 2023. The regular TV broadcast began on April 12, 2023. The first episode has an extended runtime of ~82 minutes.

Tags: Acting , Tragedy , Idol , Revenge , Twins , Male Protagonist , Urban , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Detective , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Orphan , Pregnancy , Age Regression , Tsundere , Filmmaking , Seinen , Bullying , Love Triangle , Fake Relationship , Unrequited Love , Primarily Female Cast , Family Life , Urban Fantasy , Suicide , Fashion , School , Otaku Culture , Female Harem

Kanojo, Okarishimasu

Also known as Rent-a-Girlfriend.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. "Ugh... Damn it. I never want to go through that again."

Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and suddenly hears, "You're Kazuya-kun, right?" A beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!



Tags: Prostitution , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Fake Relationship , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Slapstick , Primarily Female Cast , Masturbation , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Work , College , Surreal Comedy , Acting , Urban , Feet , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Nudity

Nisekoi

Also known as Nisekoi.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

As a child, Raku Ichijo made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face...

Though Raku's a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction! And he's dragged into family affairs when he's forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang's boss!

Despite their constant spats, the two somehow fool everyone with their false relationship. Raku then discovers that Chitoge has a mysterious key from her past, which she can't remember... Plus, two other girls appear with keys as well—Kosaki Onodera and Marika Tachibana!

Caught in the midst of this love maelstrom, even more complications arise for Raku when his class decides on Romeo and Juliet as the class's play for the school festival. Can the two false lovebirds pull off the impossible and make the play a success?



Tags: Love Triangle , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , School , Slapstick , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Fake Relationship , Coming of Age , Yakuza , Mafia , Kuudere , Shounen , Arranged Marriage , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Gangs , Crossdressing

Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season

Also known as Classroom of the Elite Season 2.

Studio: Lerche
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

The second season of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e.

Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School seems like a paradise, but in reality, it is an extreme meritocracy. In the class of underachievers, Kiyotaka has begun working with Suzune, who seeks to ascend higher. After a survival test on an uninhabited island, they get to enjoy a luxury liner, but a new class-scrambling test will begin.



Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Battle Royale , Conspiracy , Delinquents , Bullying , Coming of Age , Torture , Athletics , Tsundere , Kuudere , Rotoscoping , Martial Arts , Love Triangle , Yandere , School Club , Philosophy , Asexual , Nudity , Gyaru , Fake Relationship , Teacher

SPY×FAMILY Season 2

Also known as SPY x FAMILY Season 2.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second season of SPY×FAMILY.

The Forger family will face a new familial mission as Yor heads on a cruise ship expedition!



Tags: Family Life , Espionage , Found Family , Assassins , Ensemble Cast , Foreign , Adoption , Office Lady , Fake Relationship , Urban , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , School , Politics , Shounen , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Ships , Animals , Super Power , Slapstick , Parenthood , Episodic , Tsundere , Guns , Surreal Comedy , Yandere , Cohabitation , Kuudere , Unrequited Love , Surfing , Amnesia , Gore

Chainsaw Man: Reze-hen

Also known as Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Romance , Supernatural

Theatrical follow-up to Chainsaw Man.

Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.



Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Monster Girl , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban , Heterosexual , Assassins , Henshin , Gore , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Coming of Age , Anti-Hero , Work , Fake Relationship , Shounen , Philosophy , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Spearplay , Surreal Comedy , Nudity , School , Swimming , POV , Restaurant , CGI , Angels , Feet , Coastal ,

Kuzu no Honkai

Also known as Scum's Wish.

Studio: Lerche
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance

Hanabi has loved her older friend Narumi for years, but she’s still in high school and not only is Narumi now her new homeroom teacher, he’s also clearly in love with the music teacher, Akane. And as awkward as being the unwanted third in a romantic triangle can be, things become even more twisted for Hanabi when she learns that another student, Mugi, is in love with Akane. That leads to a strange idea: since the ones that Mugi and Hanabi are in love with aren’t available, the two unrequited thirds start to explore the idea of becoming each other’s substitute surrogate relationship. It’s not about romance, of course. Just sex and convenience.



Tags: Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Netorare , Fake Relationship , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Bisexual , Tragedy , Philosophy , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Male Protagonist , Inseki

Nisekoi:

Also known as Nisekoi:.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The relationship antics continue as Chitoge starts to realize that she is actually in love with Raku. Kosaki's younger sister Haru, who wants to protect her sister from the supposedly-depraved Raku, gets added to the mix. Other highlights include the introductions of Hana (Chitoge's mother) and Paula McCoy (Seishiro's assassin rival) and Kosaki's brief stint as a magical girl.



Tags: School , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Shounen , Tsundere , Yakuza , Fake Relationship , Mafia , Primarily Teen Cast , Arranged Marriage , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Slapstick

Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.

Also known as More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers..

Studio: studio MOTHER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Third-year high school student Jirou Yakuin hoped to partner with Shiori Sakurazaka of the same class in the mandatory "Couple Practical" course. In this practical, students must demonstrate that they have the necessary skillset to live with a partner of the opposite sex while presenting a certain level of harmony to the video surveillance that grades them.

Unfortunately, random chance put his slightly subdued self into the practical with the person polar opposite to him, the gyaru Akari Watanabe. Akari on the other hand hoped to be paired with her crush Minami Tenjin.

Their hopes are doubly dashed when they find out that Shiori and Minami are assigned together. Thus, they reluctantly decide to cooperate to reach the top ten, which would give them the right to exchange partners if both couples agree. To that end, Jirou steals Akari's first kiss without realizing what he'd done, while giving a hurried good-bye kiss...

Tags: Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Gyaru , School , Cohabitation , Fake Relationship , Achronological Order , Coming of Age , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Yuri

Kanojo, Okarishimasu 2nd Season

Also known as Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 2.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The second season of Kanojo, Okarishimasu.

A hopeless college student, Kazuya Kinoshita, meets a graceful rental girlfriend, Chizuru Ichinose, and ends up introducing her as his girlfriend to his family and friends. Time goes on with Kazuya unable to tell the truth, as he's surrounded by devilish ex-girlfriend Mami Nanami, who keeps coming back to tempt him for some reason, hyper-aggressive provisional girlfriend Ruka Sarashina, who doesn't know how to take no for an answer, and super shy but diligent and hardworking younger rental girlfriend, Sumi Sakurasawa… beautiful girlfriends of all types! The pub, the beach, hot springs, Christmas, and New Year’s… Having gone through these challenging events, Kazuya's feelings for Chizuru keep growing stronger. But she reveals a shocking truth that threatens to shake their "relationship" to the very core!



Tags: Heterosexual , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Prostitution , Primarily Adult Cast , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Fake Relationship , Kuudere , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Work , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Masturbation , Urban , Shounen , College , Acting

Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru

Also known as Oreshura.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Eita enters high school aiming for the National University School of Medicine. Because of his parents' divorce—and his goal—he shuns anything to do with romance or love. One day, Masuzu, the school beauty with the silver hair who has just returned to the country, enters his life in a most unexpected way. Chiwa, his childhood friend since elementary school, will not let this go without a fight.

Tags: Female Harem , School , School Club , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Chuunibyou , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Heterosexual , Fake Relationship , Kuudere , Meta , Love Triangle , Blackmail

SPY×FAMILY Season 3

Also known as SPY x FAMILY Season 3.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The third season of SPY×FAMILY.

World peace is at stake and secret agent Twilight must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he’ll infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician. He has the perfect cover, except his wife’s a deadly assassin and neither knows each other’s identity. But someone does, his adopted daughter who’s a telepath!



Tags: Espionage , Urban , Assassins , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Shounen , Fake Relationship , Parenthood , War , Terrorism , Female Protagonist , School , Politics , Cohabitation , Military , Guns , Tragedy , Food , Dissociative Identities , Volleyball , Primarily Child Cast

Summer Wars

Also known as Summer Wars.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family's Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation.

Natsuki's family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era (1336 to 1573), and they've all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That’s when Kenji discovers his "summer job" is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiance and dance with her at the birthday celebration.

As Kenji attempts to keep up with Natsuki's act around her family, he receives a strange math problem on his cell phone which, being a math genius, he can't resist solving. As it turns out, the solution to the mysterious equation causes Oz, the program that controls nearly every aspect of life to be hacked into, it's up to Kenji and his new "family" to stop the hacker before it's too late.



Tags: Family Life , Virtual World , Artificial Intelligence , Ensemble Cast , Software Development , Rural , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , CGI , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Card Battle , Heterosexual , Military , Alternate Universe , Robots , Tanned Skin , Fake Relationship , Work , War , Kemonomimi , Matriarchy , Anthropomorphism , Estranged Family , Space , Baseball , Revenge , Gods

SPY×FAMILY CODE: White

Also known as SPY x FAMILY CODE: White.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Survive family vacation, save the world.

He's a spy. She's an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of their exciting secrets unbeknownst to them. While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid's attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace!



Tags: Family Life , Espionage , Snowscape , Fake Relationship , Urban , Foreign , Military , Assassins , Found Family , Shounen , Super Power , Parenthood , Female Protagonist , Aviation , War , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Orphan , Parody , Animals , Martial Arts , Guns , Trains , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Tsundere , Yandere , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , School

Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji

Also known as Wolf Girl and Black Prince.

Studio: TYO Animations
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The story centers around Erika Shinohara, a vain 16-year-old girl who tells her friends about her romantic exploits, but she actually has no boyfriend. She claims that a handsome boy in a candid photo is her boyfriend, but it turns out that boy is a schoolmate named Kyouya Sata. She has no choice but to make him her fake boyfriend. Unfortunately, Sata may look like a sweet person, but he is actually an ultra-black-hearted sadist. Sata takes advantage of Erika's weakness and treats her like his dog.



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Gyaru , Love Triangle , Fake Relationship

Kanojo, Okarishimasu 3rd Season

Also known as Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The third season of Kanojo, Okarishimasu.

Kazuya begins producing a movie with Chizuru, and when things start to become close, a new girlfriend enters the mix!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Tragedy , Acting , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Slapstick , Prostitution , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Unrequited Love , Fake Relationship , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Athletics , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , College