History Manga / MoreThanAMarriedCoupleButNotLovers

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Shiori guides Jiro on how to put whipped cream on an iced coffee drink, the dialogue turns more suggestive. The following scene then takes it up a notch when Jiro squeezes the piping bag too hard and makes a mess of both his and Shiori's faces.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode name follows the format of the main title, "More Than [X], But Not Yet [Y]". The only exception is the finale, which retains the recurring phrases in Japanese (''ijou'' and ''miman'') but takes on a different meaning in English.

* SacredFirstKiss: Jiro accidentally takes Akari's first kiss (and by extension his own), when she demands a "goodbye kiss" which he thought would be on the lips, while she thought it'd be on the cheek.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: There are several chains of unrequited affection as the LoveDodecahedron expands. Jiro had one-sided feelings for Shiori. Shiori likes Jiro in high school, but then he starts falling for Akari who was in love with Minami [[spoiler:who in turn has feelings unrequited feelings for a former tutor]]. Oh, and Shiro's best friend Mei might have feelings for her.

* {{Bookends}}: The first episode opens with Akari and Shiori visiting a shrine. The final episode ends the same way, only this time they intended to go together.

* FireworksOfLove: When Akari and Jiro are watching the fireworks from their shared house balcony, she asks him to make the ribbon bow with her yukata that he said he liked and grabs his hands on her waist.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Unknown to Jiro, Shiori ''does'' have feelings for him, but in middle school she unknowingly friend-zoned him when she told him "they'd always be friends". This caused him to back off at the last minute when he was about to confess to her.

* ThroughHisStomach: PlayedWith.

* BlueWithShock: Whenever Jiro is shocked or surprised by something, the upper half of his face goes blue.
* ChildhoodFriend: Shiori Sakurazaka is this for Jiro. He was hoping to be paired with her, only for him to end up forced together with Akari. Meanwhile, Shiori gets partnered up with Akari's crush Minami Tenjin.
* ChickMagnet:
** Downplayed, but Jiro has both Akari and Shiori being in love with him.
** On a broader note, Minami is this at their school as he's noted to be quite popular due to his handsome looks.

* MsFanservice: The viewer is regularly treated to closeups of Akari's body, especially her chest. To add to the fanservice Akari is always wearing outfits that show off cleavage and her legs. There are shots of her panties as well.

* ShipperOnDeck: Shiori's friend Mei really wants Shiori to get together with Jiro [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy despite having feelings for her.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: There are several chains of unrequited affection as the LoveDodecahedron expands.

** Shiori is the Betty, and Akari is the Veronica to Jiro's Archie.
** Jiro is the Betty, and Minami is the Vernoica to Akari's Archie.

* ChickMagnet: Jiro due to both Akari and Shiori being in love with him. On a broader note, Minami is this at their school as he's noted to be quite popular due to his handsome looks.

* GyaruGirl: Akari and her friends fall under the kogal variation of the subculture, wearing short skirts and unbuttoned tops.
* LoveDodecahedron: As the story progresses more characters get attached to the initial love square: Jiro likes Shiori, and Akari likes Minami. Shiori likes Jiro back but is afraid to confess, while Jiro thinks he was friend zoned. Due to being paired as a mock married couple Jiro and Akari begin having feelings for each other as well. Shiori's best friend Mei has feelings for Shiori but is reluctant to act on them due to IncompatibleOrientation. Minami's friend as well as Mei's mock husband Terafune has feelings for Akari but is aware that she has feelings for Jiro and Minami. The only thing left unclear is where Minami's feelings lie.
* MsFanservice: The viewer is regularly treated to close up on Akari's body, especially her chest. To add to the fanservice Akari is always wearing outfits that show off cleavage and her legs.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Akari and Jiro respectively.

* SiblingYinYang: Kamo and his older brother are complete opposites in terms of social standings: Kamo is a social outcast {{Otaku}}, his brother is a popular jock. They are both however similar in being a GenkiGuy.

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. Naturally, [[RomanticFakeHeelTurn it soon starts becoming more than an act...]]

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.

* ArrangedMarriage: Zig-zagged in that there’s no actual marriage, instead being a school project where a boy and girl are randomly paired together and made to act like a married couple. Getting along with each other increases their grades, while the opposite happens if they don’t (to the point where it’s possible to score ''negative'' points if the two are hostile to each other from the get-go as demonstrated by Akari and Jiro in the beginning). However, there is also the rule where the top ten couples are allowed to switch partners, becoming the motivation for Akari and Jiro to make things work between them so that they can get the people they respectively want.

* CustomUniformOfSexy: Akari's school uniform is revealing even by GyaruGirl standards, with cut out on the shoulders, and half way unbuttoned shirt to show off her cleavage.
* FourthWallObserver: Jiro's friend Kamo is well aware that Jiro is in a Harem Anime and regularly points out how lucky he is. In episode four he completely breaks the fourth wall to point out that he has yet to be properly introduced or named.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Unknown to Jiro, Shiori ''does'' have feelings for him, but in middle school she unknowingly friendzoned when she told him "they'd always be friends". This caused him to back off at the last minute when he was about to confess to her.

** Jiro is regularly seen playing an old school Franchise/FinalFantasy esque game.
** In episode 4, Kamo gives an extended shout out to Franchise/YuGiOh figuring out what sort of card he should play to diffuse a tense situation.

** Jiro is the Archie, and Minami is the Vernoica to Akari's Archie.

* BecomingTheMask: Akari. She and Jiro are assigned together as a "married couple" by their school, and although initially against the idea, she starts to slowly fall in love with him over time. [[spoiler:By Chapter 26 she moves on from Minami after finding closure with him and begins focusing her attention on Jiro.]]

** Jiro is the Archie, and Tenjin is the Vernoica to Akari's Archie.

* LoveDodecahedron: As the story progresses more characters get attached to the initial love square: Jiro likes Shiori, and Akari likes Tenjin. Shiori likes Jiro back but is afraid to confess, while Jiro thinks he was friend zoned. Due to being paired as a mock married couple Jiro and Akari begin having feelings for each other as well. Shiori's best friend Mei has feelings for Shiori but is reluctant to act on them due to IncompatibleOrientation. Tenjin's friend as well as Mei's mock husband Terafune has feelings for Akari but is aware that she has feelings for Jiro and Tenjin. The only thing left unclear is where Tenjin's feelings lie.

* AccidentalKiss: Yakuin trips and falls onto Shiori while they're in the infirmary, causing them to kiss.

* BecomingTheMask: Yakuin and Akari are assigned to act like a married couple, [[spoiler: but begin to genuinely have feelings for each other.]]

** Shiori is the Betty, and Akari is the Veronica to Yakuin's Archie.
** Yakuin is the Archie, and Tenjin is the Vernoica to Akari's Archie.

* FourthWallObserver: Yakuin's friend Kamo is well aware that Yakuin is in a Harem Anime and regularly points out how lucky he is. In episode four he completely breaks the fourth wall to point out that he has yet to be properly introduced or named.

* LoveDodecahedron: As the story progresses more characters get attached to the initial love square: Yakuin likes Shiori, and Akari likes Tenjin. [[spoiler: Shiori likes Yakuin back but is afraid to confess, while Yakuin thinks he was friend zoned. Due to being paired as a mock married couple Yakuin and Akari begin having feelings for each other as well. Shiori's best friend Mei has feelings for Shiori but is reluctant to act on them due to IncompatibleOrientation. Tenjin's friend as well as Mei's mock husband Terafune has feelings for Akari but is aware that she has feelings for Yakuin and Tenjin.]] The only thing left unclear is where Tenjin's feelings lie.

* SacredFirstKiss: Yakuin accidentally takes Akari's first kiss (and by extension his own), when she demands a "goodbye kiss" which he thought would be on the lips, while she thought it'd be on the cheek.
* ShipperOnDeck: Shiori's friend Mei really wants Shiori to get together with Yakuin [[spoiler: [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy despite having feelings for her.]]]]

** Yakuin is regularly seen playing an old school Franchise/FinalFantasy esque game.

* TwiceShy: Yakuin and Shiori [[spoiler: both have feelings for each other]], but they are too nervous to act on them. Yakuin is somewhat downplayed since he believes Shiroi thinks they're JustFriends.
* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Yakuin has feelings for Shiori, but [[PoorCommunicationKills he believes Shiori says]] they're JustFriends. After getting paired up with Akari he Yakuin begins having feelings for her. All while Shiori is [[spoiler: trying to confess her love to Yakuin and becoming increasingly smitten with him.]]

* TwiceShy: Yakuin and Shiori [[spoiler: both have feelings for each other]], but they are too nervous to act on them. Yakuin is somewhat downplayed since he believe Shiroi thinks they're JustFriends.

** In episode 4 Kamo give an extended shout out to Franchise/YuGiOh figuring out what sort of card he should play to diffuse a tense situation.

* BecomingTheMask: Yakuin and Akari are assigned to act like a married couple, but begin to genuinely have feelings for each other.

* LoveDodecahedron: As the story progresses more characters get attached to the initial love square: Yakuin likes Shiori, and Akari likes Tenjin. Shiori likes Yakuin back but is afraid to confess, while Yakuin thinks he was friend zoned. Due to being paired as a mock married couple Yakuin and Akari begin having feelings for each other as well. Shiori's best friend Mei has feelings for Shiori but is reluctant to act on them due to IncompatibleOrientation. Tenjin's friend as well as Mei's mock husband Terafune has feelings for Akari but is aware that she has feelings for Yakuin and Tenjin. The only thing left unclear is where Tenjin's feelings lie.

* LoveDodechedron: As the story progresses more characters get attached to the initial love square: Yakuin likes Shiori, and Akari likes Tenjin. Shiori likes Yakuin back but is afraid to confess, while Yakuin thinks he was friend zoned. Due to being paired as a mock married couple Yakuin and Akari begin having feelings for each other as well. Shiori's best friend Mei has feelings for Shiori but is reluctant to act on them due to IncompadibleOrientation. Tenjin's friend as well as Mei's mock husband Terafune has feelings for Akari but is aware that she has feelings for Yakuin and Tenjin. The only thing left unclear is where Tenjin's feelings lie.

* ChildhoodFriend: Shiori Sakurazaka is this for Jiro. He was hoping to be paired with her, only for him to end up forced together with Akari.

* ArrangedMarriage: Zig-zagged in that there’s no actual marriage, instead being a school project where a boy and girl are paired together and made to act like a married couple. Getting along with each other increases the pair’s grades, while the opposite happens if they don’t (to the point where it’s possible to score ''negative'' points if the two are hostile from the get-go).
* ChildhoodFriend: Shiori Sakurazaka is this for Jiro. He had wanted to be paired up with her, only to end up forced together with Akari.