

199, 200 and despite learning that Kosaki was his promised girl, he ultimately chooses Chitoge. 195 Raku realizes that he does like Chitoge beyond just friends, Ch. 63, 100, 171, 176-178 After Marika withdraws from pursuing him, she reveals to him that he loves both Kosaki and Chitoge, and should choose between them. He shows kindness and care to the girls but remains unsure as to which girl he likes the most. 4-5 He wears a locket that symbolizes a promise of love he made to a girl ten years ago while traveling with his father abroad and hopes he can reunite with the girl who bears the key to unlock it. 1 When he is placed in a fake relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, he hides his feelings for the girl who he has a crush on, Kosaki Onodera.

They discover more about the book that tells the story of the keys which helps them recall more of what actually happened ten years ago.Ĭharacters Raku Ichijo ( 一条 楽, Ichijō Raku) Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama (drama CD, anime) Raku is a high school student who aspires to pursue a normal career as a civil servant when he graduates, although he is the son of a Yakuza family leader. This prompts Raku and the others to look for her. When Chitoge learns that Raku and Kosaki have liked each other since they were in middle school, she tries to support their relationship by leaving Japan.

Yui Kanakura, the newly appointed head of the Char Siu Mafia and Raku's childhood friend, also joins in as a fiancée with yet another key to the locket.Īfter numerous adventures with the girls, Raku realizes he has fallen for both Chitoge and Kosaki.

Various developments complicate the situation, including Chitoge's over-protective bodyguard, a female hitman, a girl who claims to be Raku's fiancée, and the existence of multiple keys. This turns out to be quite a challenging task, not only because of their hatred for one another but also because Raku has a crush on another schoolmate, Kosaki Onodera, whom he secretly wishes was the girl who bears the key to his locket. For the next three years, they must pretend to be in a relationship to maintain peace between the gangs. Raku learns that his girlfriend-to-be is none other than Chitoge. Upon returning home, Raku learns that the Shuei-gumi and Beehive gangs have agreed to settle their feud by pairing their leaders' children. During the search, they begin to dislike each other. After discovering Chitoge is a new transfer student in his class, he forces her to help him look for the locket. After she runs off, Raku realizes he has lost his locket which was given to him by his childhood sweetheart with whom he made a secret promise. They unexpectedly meet when Chitoge hops a wall and knees Raku in the face. Nisekoi follows high school students Raku Ichijo, the son of a leader in the Yakuza faction Shuei-gumi, and Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of a boss in a rival gang known as Beehive. A live-action film adaptation premiered in December 2018. A second season titled Nisekoi: aired from April to June 2015. Daisuki, Crunchyroll, and Hulu have provided simulcast streams with English subtitles for audiences in the United States, Canada, South America and South Africa.
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Aniplex of America has licensed the series for streaming and home video distribution in North America. The anime is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft, and aired from January 11 to May 24, 2014. In May 2013, it was announced that an anime adaptation of Nisekoi had been greenlit. There have been two volumes published, on June 4 and December 28, 2013. The manga has inspired a novel series, titled Nisekoi: Urabana, written by Hajime Tanaka and published by Shueisha. As of October 2016, the series has been compiled in 25 tankōbon volumes in Japan, and is also being released in English in digital and print volumes by Viz Media. Since November 26, 2012, Nisekoi has been published in English in Viz Media's digital magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. Nisekoi was first published as a one-shot manga in Shueisha's seasonal Jump NEXT! magazine before being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in November 2011. Nisekoi, released in English as Nisekoi: False Love, is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Komi.
