Nisekoi
ニセコイ
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? (Source: VIZ Media)
Nisekoi is a tv with 20 episodes, from Winter 2014, produced by Shaft, rated 7.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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? (Source: VIZ Media)
Main Characters
Tags
- Love Triangle — Centered around romantic feelings between more than two people. Includes all love polygons.
- Female Harem — Main cast features the protagonist plus several female characters who are romantically interested in them.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Tsundere — Prominently features a character who acts cold and hostile in order to mask warmer emotions.
- Slapstick — Prominently features comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions or embarrassing events.
- School — Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
- Primarily Female Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of female characters.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Fake Relationship — When two characters enter a fake relationship that mutually benefits one or both involved.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Yakuza — Centered around Japanese organised crime syndicates.
- Mafia — Centered around Italian organised crime syndicates.