# Where to Watch Nisekoi

**Nisekoi makes an unwilling pretend romance the source of its biggest laughs and its central romantic puzzle. Crunchyroll and Hulu are the legal services named for the show. The finished 2014 TV season contains 20 episodes, each running 24 minutes, which makes it a manageable watch rather than a sprawling commitment. Comedy takes priority as the staged relationship produces arguments, awkward performances, and new complications around an old promise. Shaft gives those exchanges an especially animated visual rhythm. Nisekoi is a good match for viewers who enjoy romantic uncertainty, broad reactions, and a story that lets misunderstandings simmer instead of resolving them quickly.**

## Where to Watch

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

Crunchyroll and Hulu both carry the 20 episode Nisekoi season. Since each service provides the same legal starting point, the practical choice is whichever subscription already fits your viewing setup.

## Synopsis

Raku Ichijo still carries a locket tied to a childhood promise, although the girl with its matching key is now only a memory. His school routine is disrupted when tensions involving his family's yakuza connections require him to pose as Chitoge Kirisaki's boyfriend. The arrangement is difficult to sell because the pair would rather argue than act affectionate. As classmates become entangled in the situation, more possible links to the old promise appear and the identity of the key's owner grows less certain. Nisekoi uses that mystery to keep its romance in motion without losing sight of the comic strain involved in maintaining a relationship neither student chose.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 20
- **Premiered:** 2014
- **Studio:** Shaft
- **Score:** 7.3

## Watch Order

Start with the 2014 TV season listed here. Its opening episodes establish the locket, the childhood promise, and the forced relationship, all of which explain the romantic conflicts that follow after this 20 episode introduction.

- Nisekoi OVA (side\_story)
- Nisekoi: (sequel)

## If You Liked This

- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war)**: Kaguya-sama is a natural next pick if Nisekoi's drawn-out romantic uncertainty appealed to you. It turns courtship into a contest of wits and builds its comedy around carefully timed attempts to gain the upper hand.
- **[Toradora!](https://hozuna.com/anime/toradora)**: Toradora fits viewers who enjoyed watching Nisekoi's combative central pairing get trapped in a romantic scheme. Its setup also pushes two clashing personalities together, with greater emphasis on the emotional consequences of their changing feelings.
- **[Rent-a-Girlfriend](https://hozuna.com/anime/rent-a-girlfriend)**: Rent-a-Girlfriend carries a false relationship into a more tangled strain of romantic comedy. Try it if Nisekoi was funniest to you whenever one deception created another awkward problem.
- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - Ultra Romantic](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-ultra-romantic)**: 
- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-the-first-kiss-that-never-ends)**: 
- **[The Dangers in My Heart Season 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/the-dangers-in-my-heart-season-2)**: 
- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-season-2)**: 
- **[Fruits Basket Season 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/fruits-basket-season-2)**: 

## FAQ

### Where can I legally watch Nisekoi?

Crunchyroll and Hulu are the legal streaming services named for Nisekoi. Both carry the show, so viewers can choose according to the subscription they already have.

### How many episodes are in Nisekoi season 1?

Nisekoi has 20 episodes in this 2014 TV season. Each episode runs for 24 minutes, making the full season straightforward to plan around.

### Is Nisekoi a harem anime or a romantic comedy?

Nisekoi is a comedy and romance built around a pretend couple and several possible romantic connections. The crowded field supplies misunderstandings and rivalry, while the mystery of the locket and key keeps the eventual pairing uncertain.

### Is Nisekoi finished?

Yes, the Nisekoi TV season covered here has finished airing. It consists of 20 episodes released in 2014.

### Where should I start watching Nisekoi?

Begin with the 2014 TV season. It introduces the childhood promise, the locket, and the forced relationship needed to understand the later romantic complications.

### What is Nisekoi based on?

Nisekoi is adapted from manga source material. The TV adaptation was produced by Shaft and combines comedy, romance, and slice of life.