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as director, and premiered on March 25, 2017. The manga won the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the "Shojo" category in 2017. The manga ended in February 2020 with a total of sixteen volumes.

Plot

The story revolves around Kako Motoya, a first-year high school student, and Kota Sagano, a police man. The two meet at a mixer and begin to fall for each other until Kota realizes Kako is a high schooler. Nonetheless, the two marry in secret; the story follows their bizarre marriage and the troubles that occur.

Characters

;Kako Motoya :Portrayed by:

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: ;Kako's father :Portrayed by:

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Reception

It was number fourteen in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014. Volume 3 reached the 25th place of the weekly

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manga charts and, as of December 22, 2013, has sold 69,261 copies. Volume 4 reached the 12th place and, as of April 20, 2014, has sold 112,796 copies. Volume 5 reached the 5th place and, as of August 17, 2014, has sold 104,905 copies. As of May 2016, the series has sold 2.1 million copies.

References

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* * 2017 television films Kodansha manga Manga adapted into films Romantic comedy anime and manga Shōjo manga Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo) Japanese romantic comedy films {{manga-stub