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More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers S1E9 — More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love.

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More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers•Season 1•Episode 9

More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love.

7.6/10 · 488 votesDec 4, 202224 min

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Jiro and Kamo get a live-in summer job at a seaside cafe, but Jiro isn’t excited about it until he finds out that Shiori will be there too. When he gets home, Akari is waiting for him wearing a daring swimsuit. Together, they make a

Directed byHideki Hiroshima

Written byNaoko Marukawa

Previous episodeE8 · An Entreaty, but No Reassurance.Next episodeE10 · "Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet".

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes12

Living in the Same Place, but Not Living Together. still

Living in the Same Place, but Not Living Together.

Imagined, but Not Real. still

Imagined, but Not Real.

Broken Up, and Not Rekindled. still

Broken Up, and Not Rekindled.

A Hero, but Not the Main Character. still

A Hero, but Not the Main Character.

More than a Nosebleed, but Less than a Kiss. still

More than a Nosebleed, but Less than a Kiss.

A Male Virgin, but No Female Virgin. still

A Male Virgin, but No Female Virgin.

Fireworks, but No Embrace. still

Fireworks, but No Embrace.

An Entreaty, but No Reassurance. still

An Entreaty, but No Reassurance.

More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love. still

E9 7.6Now viewing

More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love.

"Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet". still

"Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet".

More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart. still

More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart.

Done, Being Less than Love. still

Done, Being Less than Love.

Cast9

Seiichiro Yamashita

Seiichiro Yamashita

Jiro Yakuin (voice)

Saori Onishi

Saori Onishi

Akari Watanabe (voice)

Saki Miyashita

Saki Miyashita

Shiori Sakurazaka (voice)

Toshiki Masuda

Toshiki Masuda

Minami Tenjin (voice)

Sho Nogami

Sho Nogami

Sadaharu Kamo (voice)

Minami Takahashi

Minami Takahashi

Sachi Takamiya (voice)

Azumi Waki

Azumi Waki

Natsumi Ohashi (voice)

Yui Ogura

Yui Ogura

Mei Hamano (voice)

Shuichi Uchida

Shuichi Uchida

Shu Terafune (voice)

Crew10

N

Naoko Marukawa

Writer

M

Maiko Okada

Animation Director

H

Hideki Hiroshima

Director

T

Takao Kato

Storyboard Artist

M

Maiko Okada

Supervising Animation Director

M

Masaki Tanaka

Animation Director

D

Daisuke Agata

Animation Director

H

Hidetsugu Hirayama

Animation Director

K

Kenji Hattori

Animation Director

A

Atsushi Ito

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love." is episode 9 of More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 488 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Hideki Hiroshima and written by Naoko Marukawa, it aired on December 4, 2022.

Next: E10 · "Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet".Best of Season 1