A Couple of Cuckoos Manga Reviews

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Jul 23, 2025 (PST) | Total Reviews: 101

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This review contains spoilers. As someone who enjoys rom-coms with a twist, A Couple of Cuckoos was a fun and chaotic ride. The premise — two high school students accidentally switched at birth and suddenly engaged — sounds absurd, but it sets the stage for a lot of hilarious misunderstandings, awkward moments, and sweet growth between the characters.

Nagi, the serious and hardworking male lead, constantly finds himself tangled in love triangles and emotional confusion. Erika, his opposite in many ways, is charming, bold, and unpredictable. The cast grows with more rivals and love interests, but the manga keeps things light and entertaining.

While it does lean heavily into romantic comedy clichés, it still manages to feel fresh thanks to the quirky setup and expressive art. If you're into messy love stories with humor, some heartwarming moments, and a bit of drama, it's worth checking out — just don’t expect a quick resolution!

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カッコウって

What is a cuckoo

This review contains spoilers. ん？と思いましたがそういうことですねただのラブコメじゃなく深刻な事情がこれはどうなるのもとに戻るのが幸せとも言えませんよね

This review contains spoilers. huh? I thought, but that's right, it's not just a romantic comedy, I can't say that I'm happy that serious circumstances will return to what happened

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Dec 27, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

カッコウのいい名付け

A good name for a cuckoo

恋愛漫画の中でも一番好きです。ヒロインも全員可愛いし最終的にどうなるか冒険ワクワクが止まりません！！！アニメも2期やらないなぁーー！

Among romance comics, I like it the most. All of the heroines are cute and I can't stop being excited about the adventure to see what happens in the end!!! they won't do season 2 of the anime either!

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Jul 28, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

羨ましい

I envy you

This review contains spoilers. まず周りに女性に囲まれてて羨ましい。さらにその中でも取り違いによって叶わないはずの恋もできてしまって面白い。

This review contains spoilers. First of all, I'm envious of being surrounded by women. Furthermore, even among them, a love that should not have come true due to a mistake has also been made, which is interesting.

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15巻ヤバい

Volume 15 is dangerous

え〜簡単に言うと、15巻で泣きました。本当に最高の物語誰とくっ付くかとか予想してる人とかいますけど、読めば分かりますし、ほぼ確定です。ネタバレはしませんここまで読んでて自然と涙が零れるのは初めてです。

Eh, to put it simply, I cried after volume 15. There are people who are predicting who the really best story will stick with, but once you read it, you'll understand, and it's almost certain. No spoilers. This is the first time I've read this far and naturally burst into tears.

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エリカちゃんかわい~(⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

Erika is so cute~ (≧ ▽ ≤)

This review contains spoilers. 夢のような設定で面白い。取り違えっ子同士が無理矢理許婚にさせられて結婚までしたら、お互いの両親にとっては、実の子も育ての子も我が子となるわけだから、こんな嬉しい事はない。でもうまくいかないから面白い。凪のハーレム状態で最後誰とくっつくのか、まったく読めないけれど、、、私はエリカ推しです。幸も可愛いけれど、姉妹で取り合うとか気持ち悪い。そうなると天野家にとってエリカとの繋がりがなくなるから、天野パパがいうカッコウの許婚は成り立たなくなるような、、、エリカルートでハピエンがいいなぁーー(⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)(⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)(⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)

This review contains spoilers. The setting is like a dream and interesting. If the mistaken children are forced to marry each other and even get married, for each other's parents, both the real child and the child raised will be their own children, so there is no such happy thing. But it's interesting because it doesn't work. I can't read who she ends up with in Nagi's Harem state at all, but... I recommend Erika. Sachi is cute too, but it's disgusting when they fight as sisters. If that happens, the Amano family won't have a connection with Erika, so it's like Amano's papa cuckoo's marriage won't work... Happien would be nice on the Erika route (・∀・) (・∀・) (・∀・)

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ドキドキ、

Doki Doki,

展開が読めなくてドキドキするマンガです突然新キャラが出てきたりいろんなハプニングが起きてとにかくドキドキするマンガです

It's an exciting manga because I can't read the development. It's a manga where new characters suddenly come out and various happenings happen, and it's just exciting

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おもしろい

entertaining

アニメから漫画に来ました。ハーレム系はあまり好きではないのですが面白かったです。続きが気になります！

I came from anime to manga. I don't really like the Harem series, but it was interesting. I'm curious about the continuation!

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かわいい

cute

すごくかわいい作品！男の子カッコイイですね～(>_<)女の子もいっぱいでてきて、みんなかわいいです！面白い！

Very cute work! Boys are cool ~ (>_<) There are so many girls, and they're all so cute! interesting!

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アニメ終了後きになる

Will come after the anime ends

一年以上テレビアニメとして観てきた、カッコウの許嫁がアニメ最終回が終わって続編を期待しながら続きを読もうと思いました。

I've been watching it as a TV anime for over a year, and I thought I'd continue reading it while expecting a sequel after the final episode of the anime The Cuckoo's Wife was over.

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最高すぎる

It's too great

主人公をめぐって4人のヒロインが互いに意識しながら奪い合うようなストーリーが最高すぎる。私の推しは幸です。お兄ちゃんへの愛がやばすぎる

The story where the 4 heroines compete for the main character while being aware of each other is too great. My recommendation is luck. My love for my older brother is too bad

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皆かわいい

Everyone is cute

今ではアニメ化もされてるカッコウの許嫁ですがヒロインは皆可愛くて自分的に恋愛系の中で一番面白いと思ってます！！?

The Cuckoo's Wife is now also animated, but the heroines are all cute and I personally think it's the most interesting romance!!?

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沛然たる雨

Raging rain

運命としか言いようのないことがある。全てが仕組まれているかのようであり、パズルがピッタリとハマる様にもよく似ている。人知の及ばぬものの作為としか思えないことを、あるいは天命というのかもしれない。

There are things that can only be described as fate. Everything seems to be organized, and it's very similar to how a puzzle fits perfectly. What can only be thought of as an act of something beyond human knowledge may be called destiny.

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面白い

interesting

いきなり１話から衝撃展開でビックリのラブコメ。許嫁や妹とたくさんのヒロインが出ていて、みんな(ﾉ≧▽≦)ﾉ

I was surprised by the sudden shocking development from episode 1. There were a lot of heroines with my fiancee and sister, and they all (≥▽≤)

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「許嫁」という響きが懐かしい

I miss the sound of “fiancee”

かなり面白いストーリーです！私の場合、約40年前、5歳年下の母方の従妹が許嫁でした。従妹が小さい頃から、本当の妹みたいに可愛がっていたからでしょう、今は亡きお袋と、いまもまだまだ元気な叔母が示し合わせて決めていた許嫁関係。どうやら、私が15歳、従妹が10歳の頃に話が持ち上がっていたことを聞き出して、驚いたことを思い出しました。しかも私が20歳、従妹が15歳になった時にお互いの父親同士も交えて正式に取り決めていた。「私が30歳、従妹が25歳になった時に、お互いに独身だったら所帯を持たせる」ということを…本人たちには内緒で。その直後に表沙汰になり、それからは従妹と組んで親同士のロクでもない計画潰しに掛かりましたね。だけど、潰しに取り掛かっている最中も、従妹とは普通の兄妹みたいに付き合っていました。買い物に行ったり、食事に行ったり。いまでもときどき行きますよ。この漫画と自分の時とどうだったかを被せながらストーリーを追っていると、自分が凪くんと、従妹hがエリカちゃんと同じようなことを言いながら、たまに従妹が幸ちゃんみたいな態度や言動をしていたのを思い出して苦笑いしています。私と従妹との許嫁関係は、この漫画ほど濃厚ではありませんでしたので、従妹は23歳、私は29歳で自分たちがそれぞれ選んだ相手と結婚し、親同士が仕組んだ「許嫁関係」は解消になったけど、私と従妹の人生で「ｉｆ」を予想しながら、この漫画の今後の展開を考えると、けっこう楽しいですね。続きを楽しみにしています。

It's a pretty interesting story! In my case, about 40 years ago, my maternal cousin who was 5 years younger was my fiancee. It's probably because I've loved my cousin like my real sister since she was little, and my now-deceased mother and my aunt, who is still doing well even now, have a matrimony relationship that was decided together. Apparently, I was surprised to hear that the conversation was being brought up when I was 15 and my cousin was 10. Moreover, when I was 20 years old and my cousin turned 15, we had a formal arrangement with each other's fathers. “When I'm 30 years old and my cousin is 25, if we're both single, we'll let them have an affinity”... keep it a secret from the people themselves. Right after that, it came to terms, and after that, they teamed up with my cousin to destroy plans that weren't even good between parents. However, even while they were working on a crush, I was dating my cousin like a normal brother and sister. We went shopping and went out to eat. I still go there once in a while. When I'm following the story while covering this comic and how it was with my time, I smiled wryly, remembering that I, Nagi-kun, and my cousin H said similar things to Erika-chan, and sometimes my cousin had attitudes and actions like Yuki-chan. The marriage relationship between me and my cousin wasn't as intense as in this comic, so my cousin was 23 and I married a partner of our own choosing at age 29, and the “marriage relationship” set up by our parents was dissolved, but it's pretty fun to think about the future development of this comic while predicting “if” in my life and my cousin. I'm looking forward to the continuation.

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おもしろい

entertaining

This review contains spoilers. 絵がとても好みです。登場人物がかわいすぎる！みんなかわいくてえらべません笑笑笑笑とても好きな漫画です！

This review contains spoilers. I really like the picture. The characters are too cute! Everyone is so cute I can't choose it lol lol lol it's a comic I really like!

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ドタバタ

slapstick

ありえんでしょって展開から始まるまさにドタバタラブコメ。ヒロインみんな可愛いし、スラスラ読める。自分は瀬川さんが好きです

It really is a slapstick romantic comedy that begins with the development of Impossible. All of the heroines are cute, and I can read them fluently. I like Segawa-san

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かわいい

cute

なんといっても絵がかわいいです。絵に惹かれて購入しましたが、中身も良かったです。続きがどうなるか楽しみです。

After all, the picture is cute. I was attracted to the picture and bought it, but the contents were also nice. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next.

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面白い

interesting

取り違えという、普通はダークな話題なのにここまでテンポ良く面白くなるのはさすがだと思いました。おすすめです。

I thought it was really surprising that the tempo of confusion became interesting even though it is usually a dark topic. I recommend it.

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幸ちゃんしか勝たん

Only Yuki-chan won

幸ちゃんしか勝たん。この言葉に尽きます。幸ちゃんが可愛すぎます。カッコウの許嫁というタイトルを聞いたことがあったため試し読みをしてみたところ続きが気になってしまい指が止まらずに全巻購入しておりました。普段は少年漫画は読みませんが、そんな私でもハマるキャラクターの表情の豊かさそして幸ちゃんの可愛さです。内容自体は少年漫画にありがちな気がしますが、幸ちゃんは唯一無二。幸ちゃん可愛い幸ちゃんしか勝たん…でもたまに瀬川さんに浮気しちゃいます。

Only Yuki-chan won. That's all there is to it. Sachi-chan is too cute. I had heard the title The Cuckoo's Wife, so when I tried the trial reading, I was worried about the continuation, so I couldn't stop and bought the whole volume. I don't usually read shonen manga, but even I'm addicted to the rich expressions of the characters and the cuteness of Yuki-chan. I feel like the content itself is common in shonen comics, but Yuki-chan is unique. Only Sachi-chan and the cute Sachi-chan won... but once in a while, they cheat on Segawa-san.

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