I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class


or is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Seiju Amano and illustrated by Nanami Narumi. Originally launched as a YouTube manga on the Manga Angel Neko Oka channel in March 2020, Media Factory have published ten volumes from December 2020 to January 2025 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Mosskonbu has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus website since May 2021 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ aired from January to March 2025.

Plot

Saito Hōjō, the heir to a large corporation, and Akane Sakuramori, a student with a tsundere personality, are two classmates notorious for their poor in-class relationship, with the two frequently fighting in class. One day, the two are summoned to a meeting by their respective grandparents, who have arranged for the two to get married and live together. Saito and Akane's grandparents once loved each other but went their separate ways, and thus want to see their grandchildren fulfill the relationship they never had. However, with the relationship being a requirement for Saito to one day inherit the company, the two reluctantly agree. Saito and Akane now have to deal with living together and their secret relationship, with their on-campus hostility.

Characters

;Saito Hōjō
;Akane Sakuramori
;Himari Ishikura
;Shisei Hōjō
;Tenryu Hōjō
;Chiyo Sakuramori
;Maho Sakuramori

Media

Light novels

Written by Seiju Amano and illustrated by Nanami Narumi, I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class was published in ten volumes under Media Factory's MF Bunko J light novel imprint on December 25, 2020, to January 25, 2025. The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Mosskonbu began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus manga website on May 14, 2021. The manga's chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of September 2025. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 24, 2024. It is produced by Aniplex, animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, and directed by Hiroyuki Oshima, with Tatsuya Takahashi writing series scripts, Nanako Tatsu designing the characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing the music. The series aired from January 3 to March 21, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Koibito Ijō, Suki Miman", performed by =Love, while the ending theme song is "Suki Kirai mo Oikoshite", performed by Hinaki Yano, Sayumi Suzushiro and Nene Hieda as their respective characters. Crunchyroll streamed the series under the title I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and broadcasts it on Aniplus Asia.