Koi to Uso

Love and Lies / 恋と嘘

Genres: Drama, Love Polygon, Romance, School
Themes: Love Polygon, School
Studios: LIDENFILMS
Producers: A-Sketch, Amuse, Animatic, DeNA, Frontier Works, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Kodansha, Memory-Tech, Pony Canyon, Ultra Super Pictures
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 6.47 / 10
Rank: #7447
Popularity: #568
Users Listed: 440,783
Users Scored: 207,340
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/12/2023
Aired: July 4, 2017 – September 19, 2017 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: Web Manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Tuesday at 00:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

In a near-future Japan grappling with declining birthrates, the government enforces a system called "The Red Threads of Science," algorithmically assigning marriage partners to sixteen-year-olds. The system promises societal stability but stifles individual desires. Yukari Nejima, feeling unremarkable and resigned to his fate, is unexpectedly paired with Ririna Sanada – a match neither desires.

His plans for a relationship with his classmate, Misaki Takasaki, are disrupted when he receives his official marriage notification. This sets in motion a complicated dynamic as Ririna becomes intensely interested in Yukari's forbidden romance. The series explores themes of societal control versus personal freedom, and the unexpected consequences of attempting to defy predetermined paths. It examines evolving relationships against a backdrop of technological influence on human connection, presenting a thoughtful look at love, obligation, and the search for autonomy.

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Streaming Platforms:

HIDIVE

Episodes:

Episode 1: First Love (Aired: 07/04/2017)
Episode 2: A Small Lie (Aired: 07/11/2017)
Episode 3: Overlooked Love (Aired: 07/18/2017)
Episode 4: The Science of Love (Aired: 07/25/2017)
Episode 5: Risky Love (Aired: 08/01/2017)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Nejima, Yukari (Main) - Voice Actors: Oosaka, Ryouta, Shimamura, Yuu, Süß, Philip
Nisaka, Yuusuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Tachibana, Shinnosuke, Keller, Patrick
Sanada, Ririna (Main) - Voice Actors: Makino, Yui, Salander, Anni C.
Takasaki, Misaki (Main) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana, Richter, Soraya
Aioi, Reina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Rena, Bunk, Vera
Ichijou, Kagetsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kurosawa, Tomoyo, Dorenkamp, Corinna
Igarashi, Shuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitamura, Eri, Rachfahl, Melinda
Isezaki, Kenta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hamazoe, Shinya, Özten, Ferdi
Katou, Ayano (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takatsuki, Kanako, Hise, Nicole
Mimasaki, Arisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimamura, Yuu, Zwetkow, Doreaux
Narration (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitamura, Eri, Rachfahl, Melinda
Nejima, Yuuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki, Horeyseck, Julian
Nejima, Kizuna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hondo, Kaede
Nejima, Chisato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Akiko, Puciata, Christina
Nisaka, Kidou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira
Patrol Officer (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya
Sanada, Kaede (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Minaguchi, Yuko
Sanada, Jurgen Yoshirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya, Kraus, Kevin
Shibata, Wataru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawahara, Yoshihisa
Takeda, Daiki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Adachi, Yuuto, Hahn, Benedikt
Yajima, Motoi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taniyama, Kishou, Haggége, Julien

Staff:

Aijima, Gouta (Producer)
Fujie, Masaki (Producer)
Furukawa, Shin (Producer)
Itou, Hirofumi (Producer)
Satomi, Tetsurou (Producer)
Shiba, Hirokazu (Producer)
Shiraishi, Youko (Producer)
Takeuchi, Takamasa (Producer)
Tateishi, Kensuke (Producer)
Yamazaki, Fumiki (Producer)
Takuno, Seiki (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
Kodaira, Maki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Miura, Kazuya (Episode Director)
Ootsuka, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Takada, Misato (Episode Director)
Yamada, Masayuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamashita, Hidemi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamauchi, Ami (Episode Director)
Ayana, Yuniko (Script)
Hise, Nicole (Script, ADR Director)
Ikeda, Rintarou (Script)
Takahashi, Natsuko (Script, Series Composition)
Ide, Yasunori (Storyboard)
Oota, Rika (Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Watanabe, Tetsuya (Storyboard)
Frederic (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Anzai, Toshiyuki (2nd Key Animation)
Aonuma, Hikari (In-Between Animation, Animation Check)
Araki, Issei (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Egami, Natsuki (Key Animation)
Fueki, Yuuna (Key Animation)
Fukao, Satoshi (Associate Producer)
Gonpei, Taketo (Background Art)
Gotou, Haruka (Director of Photography)
Haga, Eriko (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Kouhei (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Hashimoto, Ryuuki (Key Animation)
Hayashi, Takayoshi (Key Animation)
Hayashi, Nobuhide (Key Animation)
Hayashi, Naoko (Key Animation)
Hayashi, Shiho (Chief Animation Director)
Hayashi, Kana (In-Between Animation)
He, Xiao (In-Between Animation)
Higuchi, Kasumi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hori, Mitsuaki (2nd Key Animation)
Hoshino, Reika (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Ikeda, Shino (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
Ikeda, Ayumu (Key Animation)
Ikeda, Tomomi (Key Animation)
... and 98 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for March (03/10/2023)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for July (07/03/2018)
'Koi to Uso' Manga Bundles OVA [Update 4/10] (04/08/2018)
Q4 2017 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 12/23] (09/29/2017)
Summer 2017 Simulcast List [Update 8/8] (06/30/2017)
Q3 2017 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 9/13] (06/30/2017)
Summer 2017 Preview (06/16/2017)
TV Anime 'Koi to Uso' Additional Cast Members Announced (06/13/2017)
TV Anime 'Koi to Uso' Cast Members Announced (05/14/2017)
Manga 'Koi to Uso' Gets TV Anime for Summer 2017 (02/18/2017)

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