More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers — Season 1, Episode 8: An Entreaty, but No Reassurance.

Episode synopsis

Jiro is in the bath wondering what had made Akari cry like that. Suddenly, a frightened Akari bursts in and makes a huge fuss. To help her feel better, Jiro does lots of things for her and the two grow closer. Then Akari asks, “Should we try dating, too?”

About More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the complete opposite of Akari, but the two know that if they do well they will be able to switch partners to end up with their respective crushes, and so they force themselves to act like the perfect married couple.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Living in the Same Place, but Not Living Together.
• E2Imagined, but Not Real.
• E3Broken Up, and Not Rekindled.
• E4A Hero, but Not the Main Character.
• E5More than a Nosebleed, but Less than a Kiss.
• E6A Male Virgin, but No Female Virgin.
• E7Fireworks, but No Embrace.
• E9More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love.
• E10"Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet".
• E11More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart.
• E12Done, Being Less than Love.