More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers - Season 1 - Eps 8: An Entreaty, but No Reassurance.
Jiro is in the bath wondering what had made Akari cry like that. Suddenly, a frightened Akari bursts in and makes a huge fuss. To help her feel better, Jiro does lots of things for her and the two grow closer. Then Akari asks, “Should we try dating, too?”
About More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers

Title: More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers
First Air Date: 2022-10-09
Last Air Date: 2022-12-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 56 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 12
Network: AT-X
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: studio MOTHER, KADOKAWA, AT-X, Bandai Namco Music Live, Sun TV, THE KLOCKWORX, EXA INTERNATIONAL
Synopsis
The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the complete opposite of Akari, but the two know that if they do well they will be able to switch partners to end up with their respective crushes, and so they force themselves to act like the perfect married couple.
Cast

Seiichiro Yamashita
Jiro Yakuin (voice)

Saori Onishi
Akari Watanabe (voice)

Saki Miyashita
Shiori Sakurazaka (voice)

Toshiki Masuda
Minami Tenjin (voice)

Sho Nogami
Sadaharu Kamo (voice)

Minami Takahashi
Sachi Takamiya (voice)

Azumi Waki
Natsumi Ohashi (voice)

Yui Ogura
Mei Hamano (voice)

Shuichi Uchida
Shu Terafune (voice)