I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class

クラスの大嫌いな女子と結婚することになった。 (Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.)

5.5(2)

OtakuDen

6.7(83,297)

MAL Score

Ranked #6281

Popularity #1613

Comedy
Romance

Episodes: 12
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Saito Houjou has one classmate he can’t stand: the sharp-tempered Akane Sakuramori. Their clashing personalities and opposing outlooks keep them in constant conflict, making them a notorious pair whenever they’re in the same room.

That uneasy status quo collapses when Saito’s grandfather and Akane’s grandmother call them in for an unexpected meeting—and announce an arranged marriage. With little room to refuse, Saito and Akane find themselves living together as newlyweds, forced to manage daily life under one roof. For two people who can barely tolerate each other, the experience may slowly reshape their relationship in ways neither expected.

Otaku Consensus

I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class lands as a light, trope-forward Winter 2025 romcom rather than a reinvention: Hiroyuki Ooshima’s direction and Tatsuya Takahashi’s series composition give the 12-episode cour brisk sitcom pacing, with chibi exaggeration and tsundere sparring doing most of the comic work. Its reception reflects that narrow target, with MAL at 6.74, AniList at 67, and IMDb at 6.8: viewers who enjoy predictable forced-proximity romance found it cute and easy to follow, while critics most often faulted the show for familiar beats, character regression, and a divisive final episode.

Why You Should Watch

Watch this if you want a romcom that commits to domestic friction over slow-burn ambiguity: the appeal is in the daily rhythm, the petty arguments, the chibi punchlines, and the way a tsundere dynamic gets tested by shared space instead of just classroom teasing. It scratches a similar itch to Nisekoi’s forced relationship comedy and More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers’ cohabitation setup, though with a more compact 12-episode structure and less interest in reinventing the genre. The show is best for viewers who like romance with sharp verbal push-pull, family-pressure complications, and obvious emotional signposting. If you want subtle realism or a plot that avoids familiar romcom turns, its strengths may feel like limitations.

Key Characters

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Saito Houjou(VA: Shogo Sakata)
Saito works because he is not written as a smooth romantic lead; his appeal comes from watching a prideful, easily provoked teenager get cornered by emotional situations he cannot logic his way out of.
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Akane Sakuramori(VA: Hinaki Yano)
Akane is the show’s central tsundere engine, with fans responding most to how her sharp temper, fashion-forward presence, and embarrassment-driven reactions carry the comedy.

What Makes It Stand Out

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The production is credited to AXsiZ and Studio Gokumi, a pairing that positions the series within the polished late-night romcom lane rather than the prestige-drama lane.
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AniList’s tag spread is unusually concentrated: Tsundere and Arranged Marriage both sit at 95%, while Marriage is 86% and Cohabitation is 80%, making the show’s appeal much more specific than a general school romance.
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The series uses chibi comedy as a major tonal release valve, reflected by AniList’s 76% Chibi tag and 36% Slapstick tag; the humor often depends on exaggerated reaction beats rather than quiet romantic naturalism.
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Tatsuya Takahashi handled series composition, giving the adaptation a clean single-cour shape across 12 episodes airing from January 3 to March 21, 2025.
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The show became a notably divisive Winter 2025 romance title: it attracted enough attention to reach MAL popularity rank #1613 and 83,297 MAL votes, while still settling into a modest 6.74 score.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The anime adapts an original story by Seiju Amano, with original character design credits shared by Nanami Narumi and Mosskonbu; Nanako Tatsu handled the TV anime character designs.
Fun fact 2: Alisa Okehazama composed the music, while Fumihiko Ootera served as sound director, separating the series’ musical identity from its dialogue and effects direction.
Fun fact 3: In-between animation credits list Qi Wu and Huanhuan Zheng on episodes 1, 2, and 4, a small but checkable glimpse into the production pipeline behind the early cour.
Fun fact 4: Across major user-rating platforms, the reception clustered tightly: MAL lists 6.74, AniList lists 67/100, and IMDb lists 6.8 from 2.7K ratings, showing consistent mid-tier audience consensus rather than a platform-specific outlier.
Fun fact 5: Despite mixed reviews, the series earned 1,390 AniList favourites, indicating a dedicated niche audience beyond its average-score reputation.