The BEST episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos season 1

Every episode of A Couple of Cuckoos season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. 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 birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry. But once Nagi makes it to dinner, he finds his parents have decided to resolve the hospital switch by conveniently having him marry the daughter his birth parents raised...who turns out to be none other than Erika herself!

Last Updated: 12/13/2024Network: TV AsahiStatus: Continuing
You're going to be my boyfriend.
star
8.00
53 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.

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You aren't going to beat me!!!!
star
7.83
46 votes

#2 - 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.

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The Kuroshio currents beckon to me.
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7.76
34 votes

#3 - 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.

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I'm not going to marry you.
star
7.76
42 votes

#4 - 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.

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I thought you live by yourself.
star
7.76
46 votes

#5 - 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.

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Can we do our morning study sessions together...?
star
7.73
44 votes

#6 - 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.

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Don't treat me like your kid sister.
star
7.66
35 votes

#7 - 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.

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Would you please go out with me...?
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7.65
43 votes

#8 - 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.

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It's not that I like you, yet.
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7.61
41 votes

#9 - 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.

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Anything could happen right now!
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7.55
33 votes

#10 - 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.

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Who is that person?
star
7.55
33 votes

#11 - 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.

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It's a secret between you and me.
star
7.52
31 votes

#12 - 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.

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Are you going to marry him?
star
7.43
35 votes

#13 - 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.

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Is my fate going to change?
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7.43
42 votes

#14 - 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.

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We have to tell her... about our secret!
star
7.33
39 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.

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Things aren't quite working out, are they?
star
7.32
41 votes

#16 - 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.

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I want to talk about now.
star
7.31
39 votes

#17 - 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.

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I'll be with you when you meet him.
star
7.29
31 votes

#18 - I'll be with you when you meet him.

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/25/2022

Sachi can’t contain her anger at Hiro, who had suggested to Nagi that Sachi may have feelings for him.

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You must have noticed by now.
star
7.25
32 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.

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Walls exist to be overcome!!
star
7.20
40 votes

#20 - 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.

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I can't forget that just happened.
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7.12
34 votes

#21 - 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.

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I want to grow up already!
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7.00
34 votes

#22 - 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.

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What should we do now?
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6.91
32 votes

#23 - What should we do now?

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/2/2022

The four return from their vacation, but Hiro wants to take a detour. Having learned that Sousuke is somewhere in Japan, Erika is determined to look for him.

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All that matters is that you two are happy
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6.90
30 votes

#24 - All that matters is that you two are happy

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/2/2022

Yohei holds a birthday party and invites Erika. They have a discussion about family.

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