The WORST episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos

Every episode of A Couple of Cuckoos ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos!

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: 9/5/2025Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Continuing
It's Ours to Build!
star
6.67
6 votes

#1 - It's Ours to Build!

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2025

Ai shows up in Nagi's and Erika's hotel room.

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There's No Way I Can Be Normal!!
star
6.71
7 votes

#2 - There's No Way I Can Be Normal!!

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/12/2025

Nagi and Erika are trapped in a hotel room by her mother, who seems to be playing with them.

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That, but Times a Hundred
star
6.77
13 votes

#3 - That, but Times a Hundred

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2025

Nagi is suddenly hit with the truth about Ai’s real objective.

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Who Was Umino-kun's First Love?
star
6.93
14 votes

#4 - Who Was Umino-kun's First Love?

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2025

Hiro moves in with Nagi, Sachi and Erika. Friction arises, but they're reminded of what happiness might mean.

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It's My Life, Too!
star
7.00
9 votes

#5 - It's My Life, Too!

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2025

The world now knows the face of singer Mochizuki Ai, who created the song “Arc Fault.”

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All that matters is that you two are happy
star
7.00
37 votes

#6 - 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.

What should we do now?
star
7.03
40 votes

#7 - 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.

I want to grow up already!
star
7.07
41 votes

#8 - 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.

Walls exist to be overcome!!
star
7.18
44 votes

#9 - 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.
star
7.24
41 votes

#10 - 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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You must have noticed by now.
star
7.28
39 votes

#11 - 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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I See You're All Together
star
7.30
10 votes

#12 - I See You're All Together

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/29/2025

Hiro is preparing for a festival that's about to be held at her shrine.

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I'll be with you when you meet him.
star
7.31
39 votes

#13 - 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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Things aren't quite working out, are they?
star
7.33
45 votes

#14 - 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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No Such Thing as a Meaningless Kiss
star
7.33
6 votes

#15 - No Such Thing as a Meaningless Kiss

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2025

Nagi and Hiro prepare for their wedding.

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I want to talk about now.
star
7.34
44 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.

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We have to tell her... about our secret!
star
7.36
45 votes

#17 - 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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Onii Confessed to You, Didn't He?
star
7.38
13 votes

#18 - Onii Confessed to You, Didn't He?

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2025

Hiro is kidnapped and Nagi immediately sets out to save her.

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Are you going to marry him?
star
7.40
43 votes

#19 - 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?
star
7.43
51 votes

#20 - 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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Anything could happen right now!
star
7.46
39 votes

#21 - 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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I'm not going to marry you.
star
7.47
49 votes

#22 - 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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It's a secret between you and me.
star
7.47
38 votes

#23 - 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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The Real Enemy Is Sachi-chan!!
star
7.50
4 votes

#24 - The Real Enemy Is Sachi-chan!!

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2025

Sachi interrupts Hiro and Nagi's fake wedding, causing confusion for everyone.

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Who is that person?
star
7.56
41 votes

#25 - 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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