# Where to Watch Nisekoi

**Nisekoi streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu — take your pick. This is the fake-dating romcom, delivered with Shaft's unmistakable visual flair: head tilts, razor-sharp color design, and a love polygon that fueled half a decade of best-girl arguments.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/nisekoi)
- [Hulu](http://www.hulu.com/nisekoi)

Both Crunchyroll and Hulu carry Nisekoi, so most anime fans already have a way in. Crunchyroll is the natural pick if you plan to chase more romcoms afterward; Hulu works just as well for the show itself.

## Synopsis

As a kid, Raku Ichijo promised to marry his childhood sweetheart, keeping a locket while she kept the key. Years later he's a mild-mannered high schooler with one inconvenient detail — his family runs a yakuza syndicate. To stop a gang war, he's forced to pose as the boyfriend of Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of a rival boss, and the two can barely stand each other. The fake relationship spirals as more girls enter the picture, several carrying keys, all tangled in that childhood promise. It's a screwball engine that runs on bickering chemistry and the eternal question of which key fits.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 20
- **Premiered:** 2014
- **Studio:** shaft inc.
- **Score:** 7.3

## Watch Order

This is the first season of Nisekoi and the right place to start — the story continues beyond it, but everything begins with the locket here.

- Nisekoi OVA — side\_story
- Nisekoi: — sequel

## If You Liked This

- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war)** — The evolved form of the genre: Kaguya-sama takes Nisekoi's will-they-won't-they and weaponizes it into a battle of wits with god-tier comedic timing.
- **[Toradora!](https://hozuna.com/anime/toradora)** — The classic that perfected the bickering-couple dynamic. Toradora starts as a scheme and sneaks up on you with real emotional weight.
- **[Rent-a-Girlfriend](https://hozuna.com/anime/rent-a-girlfriend)** — Fake dating pushed to its most chaotic modern extreme — Rent-a-Girlfriend is messier and trashier, in a way Nisekoi fans tend to either love or hate-watch.
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - Ultra Romantic](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-ultra-romantic)** — 
- **[Monogatari Series: Second Season](https://hozuna.com/anime/monogatari-series-second-season)** — 
- **[A Silent Voice](https://hozuna.com/anime/a-silent-voice)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Nisekoi?

Nisekoi streams legally on Crunchyroll and Hulu.

### How many episodes is Nisekoi season 1?

The first season runs 20 episodes, produced by Shaft with their signature stylized direction.

### Is Nisekoi a harem anime or a romcom?

It's a romcom built on a fake-relationship premise that gradually grows a harem-shaped cast. The heart of the show stays the Raku–Chitoge dynamic, but every rival gets real screen time.