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The Best Episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos

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16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino, second-year student at the Megurogawa Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 8 - No Such Thing as a Meaningless Kiss
    8.9/10(102 votes)

    #1 - No Such Thing as a Meaningless Kiss

    S2:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 6 - There's No Way I Can Be Normal!!
    8.7/10(106 votes)

    #2 - There's No Way I Can Be Normal!!

    S2:E6

    Nagi and Erika are trapped in a hotel room by her mother, who seems to be playing with them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 7 - It's Ours to Build!
    8.7/10(99 votes)

    #3 - It's Ours to Build!

    S2:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 12 - Thank You for Falling in Love with Me
    8.7/10(96 votes)

    #4 - Thank You for Falling in Love with Me

    S2:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 10 - I Know, Nagi-kun! Let's Take Pictures for Memory's Sake!
    8.6/10(91 votes)

    #5 - I Know, Nagi-kun! Let's Take Pictures for Memory's Sake!

    S2:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 9 - The Real Enemy is Sachi-chan!!
    8.3/10(90 votes)

    #6 - The Real Enemy is Sachi-chan!!

    S2:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 11 - I Found Him Attractive for the First Time
    8.3/10(122 votes)

    #7 - I Found Him Attractive for the First Time

    S2:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 2 - Onii Confessed to You, Didn't He?
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #8 - Onii Confessed to You, Didn't He?

    S2:E2

    Hiro is kidnapped and Nagi immediately sets out to save her.

    Director:Yuki Iwasaki
    Writer:Masakazu Hishida

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  9. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 4 - I See You're All Together
    7.9/10(136 votes)

    #9 - I See You're All Together

    S2:E4

    Hiro is preparing for a festival that's about to be held at her shrine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 5 - It's My Life, Too!
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    #10 - It's My Life, Too!

    S2:E5

    The world now knows the face of singer Mochizuki Ai, who created the song “Arc Fault.”

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 1 - Who Was Umino-kun's First Love?
    7.7/10(141 votes)

    #11 - Who Was Umino-kun's First Love?

    S2:E1

    Hiro moves in with Nagi, Sachi and Erika. Friction arises, but they're reminded of what happiness might mean.

    Director:Masakazu Hishida
    Writer:Masakazu Hishida

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  12. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Episode 3 - That, but Times a Hundred
    7.6/10(119 votes)

    #12 - That, but Times a Hundred

    S2:E3

    Nagi is suddenly hit with the truth about Ai’s real objective.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 1 - You're going to be my boyfriend.
    7.5/10(255 votes)

    #13 - You're going to be my boyfriend.

    S1:E1

    Umino Nagi was swapped with another child at birth. He’s going to meet his real parents today, but on his way to school, he meets a girl who is threatening to die to get out of her engagement.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Shirahata
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  14. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 6 - I thought you live by yourself.
    7.5/10(185 votes)

    #14 - I thought you live by yourself.

    S1:E6

    Erika joins Nagi’s and Hiro’s morning study sessions to wingman for Nagi, and Hiro wants to come hang out at her place.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Shirahata
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  15. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 2 - I'm not going to marry you.
    7.4/10(228 votes)

    #15 - I'm not going to marry you.

    S1:E2

    Nagi and Erika are now engaged, but Nagi can’t wrap his head around how loaded Erika is, and Erika seems to have concerns of her own.

    Director:Mayu Numayama
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  16. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 4 - Would you please go out with me...?
    7.4/10(200 votes)

    #16 - Would you please go out with me...?

    S1:E4

    Having scored higher than anyone else in his grade, including Hiro, Nagi decides to finally confess to her.

    Director:Shuuji Saitou
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  17. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 3 - You aren't going to beat me!!!!
    7.3/10(220 votes)

    #17 - You aren't going to beat me!!!!

    S1:E3

    Living together with Erika gives Nagi an opportunity to focus on exam prep, except when they run into trouble.

    Director:Yoshitaka Nagaoka
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  18. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 12 - It's not that I like you, yet.
    7.3/10(165 votes)

    #18 - It's not that I like you, yet.

    S1:E12

    Nagi tries to redeem himself after embarrassing himself in front of Hiro on their amusement park date.

    Director:Mayu Numayama
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  19. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 13 - Things aren't quite working out, are they?
    7.3/10(159 votes)

    #19 - Things aren't quite working out, are they?

    S1:E13

    Nagi is beginning to question his own feelings, and he has trouble even focusing on midterms.

    Director:Yoshitaka Nagaoka
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  20. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 23 - What Should We Do Now?
    7.3/10(150 votes)

    #20 - What Should We Do Now?

    S1:E23

    On the day Nagi, Erika, Sachi, and Hiro are to return home, Nagi and Hiro decide to stay behind to collect a shrine stamp from the local temple. However, become of this, their train ride home is canceled due to the stormy weather, thus forcing them to stay at a local inn where things get strangely intimate.

    Director:Tomio Yamauchi
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  21. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 5 - Can we do our morning study sessions together...?
    7.2/10(196 votes)

    #21 - Can we do our morning study sessions together...?

    S1:E5

    Hiro and Nagi begin studying together in the mornings, but unexpected circumstances put a wrench in their relationship.

    Director:Chihiro Kumano
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  22. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 7 - Is my fate going to change?
    7.2/10(180 votes)

    #22 - Is my fate going to change?

    S1:E7

    Nagi invites Hiro to join his group for a school field trip. The group is plunged into chaos with the addition of a couple more members.

    Director:Marina Maki
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  23. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 10 - Don't treat me like your kid sister.
    7.2/10(168 votes)

    #23 - Don't treat me like your kid sister.

    S1:E10

    Sachi and Nagi go shopping together for a Mother’s Day gift, but they can’t think of anything their mother would appreciate

    Director:Chihiro Kumano
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  24. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 14 - Walls exist to be overcome!!
    7.2/10(160 votes)

    #24 - Walls exist to be overcome!!

    S1:E14

    Erika’s parents want her to come home if she fails her make-up exams. She asks Nagi for help, but it may not be that easy.

    Director:Takatoshi Suzuki
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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  25. A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 Episode 15 - We have to tell her... about our secret!
    7.2/10(154 votes)

    #25 - We have to tell her... about our secret!

    S1:E15

    Erika and Nagi walk around the festival together, and she shocks him with how out-of-touch she is.

    Director:Fumio Maezono
    Writer:Yasuhiro Nakanishi

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Best Episodes Summary

"No Such Thing as a Meaningless Kiss" is the best rated episode of "A Couple of Cuckoos". It scored 8.9/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/26/2025. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "There's No Way I Can Be Normal!!".