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The Best Episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1

Every episode of A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos Season 1!

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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"You're going to be my boyfriend." is the best rated episode of "A Couple of Cuckoos" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by Yoshino Shirahata and written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, it aired on 4/24/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "I'm not going to marry you.".

  • You're going to be my boyfriend.
    7.5/10136 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2022

    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: Yoshino Shirahata

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • I'm not going to marry you.
    7.5/10120 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2022

    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

  • You aren't going to beat me!!!!
    7.4/10112 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2022

    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

  • Would you please go out with me...?
    8.3/1092 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2022

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

    Director: Shuuji Saitou

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Can we do our morning study sessions together...?
    8.2/1089 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2022

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

    Director: Chihiro Kumano

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • I thought you live by yourself.
    8.2/1083 votes

    #6 - I thought you live by yourself.

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2022

    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: Yoshino Shirahata

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Is my fate going to change?
    7.9/1082 votes

    #7 - Is my fate going to change?

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/5/2022

    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

  • Are you going to marry him?
    7.7/1080 votes

    #8 - Are you going to marry him?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2022

    Sachi notices something going on between Erika and Nagi and decides to try to get to the bottom of it. Both she and Nagi are on the verge of a big decision.

    Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • The Kuroshio currents beckon to me.
    7.5/1074 votes

    #9 - The Kuroshio currents beckon to me.

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/19/2022

    Hiro and Nagi go on date at the amusement park. Sachi is not amused.

    Director: Takatoshi Suzuki

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Don't treat me like your kid sister.
    7.9/1072 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/26/2022

    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

  • I can't forget that just happened.
    7.7/1068 votes

    #11 - I can't forget that just happened.

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/3/2022

    Erika and Nagi are stuck in a power outage. Nagi goes to the front door to find an emergency kit, when the unthinkable happens.

    Director: Shuuji Saitou

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • It's not that I like you, yet.
    7.9/1070 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/10/2022

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

    Director: Mayu Numayama

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Things aren't quite working out, are they?
    7.8/1065 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/24/2022

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

    Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Walls exist to be overcome!!
    7.6/1066 votes

    #14 - Walls exist to be overcome!!

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/31/2022

    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

  • We have to tell her... about our secret!
    7.5/1062 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/7/2022

    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

  • I want to talk about now.
    7.5/1061 votes

    #16 - I want to talk about now.

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/14/2022

    Sachi is worried about Hiro, so she brings Erika along to follow her and learn about her.

    Director: Nobuyoshi Arai

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Anything could happen right now!
    7.7/1060 votes

    #17 - Anything could happen right now!

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/21/2022

    Erika, Hiro, Sachi and Nagi make plans to study at Erika’s vacation house, but there ends up being a slight change in the roster.

    Director: Yoshiaki Okumura

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Who is that person?
    7.9/1061 votes

    #18 - Who is that person?

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/28/2022

    Nagi is hoping to do the test of courage with Hiro, but Erika takes him instead. Nagi can’t figure out what it is that’s bothering her.

    Director: Shuuji Saitou

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • You must have noticed by now.
    7.9/1062 votes

    #19 - You must have noticed by now.

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/4/2022

    Erika reveals who it is that she’s been trying to reach through social media.

    Director: Masaya Sasaki

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • I want to grow up already!
    7.7/1058 votes

    #20 - I want to grow up already!

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/11/2022

    Nagi discusses with Erika what he learned – or tried to learn – from her father.

    Director: Fumio Maezono

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • It's a secret between you and me.
    7.7/1058 votes

    #21 - It's a secret between you and me.

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/18/2022

    Having topped his grade in the term exams, Nagi confesses to Hiro once again.

    Director: Takatoshi Suzuki

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • I'll Be There With You
    7.5/1056 votes

    #22 - I'll Be There With You

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/25/2022

    Erika, Hiro, Sachi, and Nagi spend more time at the beach home retreat, and eventually, clues about Erika's missing older brother are found. This incites Nagi to search for him around the nearby town with Erika by his side.

    Director: Yoshiaki Okumura

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • What Should We Do Now?
    7.9/1057 votes

    #23 - What Should We Do Now?

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/2/2022

    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

  • All That Matters Is That You Two Are Happy
    7.7/1065 votes

    #24 - All That Matters Is That You Two Are Happy

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/2/2022

    The household visits the diner to attend Yohei's birthday party and learn some family secrets surrounding them. The next day after a study session, Erika succumbs to a cold that she caught, and the household, including Hiro, scrambles to help her through it.

    Director: Chihiro Kumano

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi