The website for the More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers anime adaptation has revealed an October premiere date for the show and a key visual featuring the four main characters.

The website also released details about the main cast, which includes Saori Oonishi as Akari Watanabe, Seiichiro Yamashita as jiro Yakuin, Saki Miyashita as Shiori Sakurazaka. and Toshiki Masuda as Minami Tenjin. Additionally, Liyuu was revealed to be the singer for the opening song, which is titled “TRUE FOOL LOVE.”

More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers is based on the Kadokawa-published manga by Yuuki Kanamaru, which began in 2018 and has eight tankoubon volumes as of May 2, 2022. The manga is serialized in Young Ace and published under the Kadokawa Comics Ace label.

The story follows Jiro and Akari, two polar opposite students from Seisun Academy, a high school where students have to undergo “marital training.” As part of this training, Jiro and Akari find themselves having to live together, and the two have to reluctantly act like a couple in an effort to earn more points and switch to their preferred partners.

The staff includes Takao Kato (Zoids Wild Zero director, Future Card Buddyfight Ace) as chief director, Junichi Yamamoto (Pokétoon “Hero ni Naritai Pancham”) as director, Naruhisa Arakawa (Let’s Make a Mug Too) as series composer, Chizuru Kobayashi (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne co-character designer) as character designer, Akira Nagasaki (Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department) as color designer, TEAM TillDawn’s Naoko Akuzawa (Kengan Ashura) as art director, and Moe’s Misato Takahata (Jujutsu Kaisen opening 1 and 2 compositor) as photography director. studio MOTHER is the animation production company.

Source: More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lover website