25 minSeason 1 • Episode 76
LatestYuu's American friends approve of his relationship with Miki after seeing their determination. Miki and Yuu's parents straighten out the facts.
Miki's parents come home from their vacation to announce that they are getting a divorce. But what is more shocking is that they have switched partners with another couple! And to top things off, this other couple has a handsome son, Yuu, who Miki begins to develop feelings for. To make things more disturbing, everyone moves into one house. What will everyone think about Miki's family lifestyle?
Acting
Mariko Kouda's iconic voice performance as emotionally overwhelmed Miki.
Writing
Ridiculous premise played with genuine emotional sincerity.
Mariko Kouda
Miki Koishikawa (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Yuu Matsuura (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki
Meiko Akizuki (voice)
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Ginta Suou (voice)
Akira Ishida
Kei Tsuchiya (voice)
Shinichiro Ohta
Satoshi Miwa (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
Arimi Suzuki (voice)
Toru Furuya
Shin'ichi Namura (voice)
Kazunari Tanaka
Tsutomu Rokutanda (voice)
Sakura Tange
Suzu Sakuma (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Michael Grant (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Brian Grant (voice)
Yuka Koyama
Jinny Golding (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marmalade Boy epitomizes the '90s shoujo boom, where melodramatic premises dominated Japanese teen girl media before reverse harems took over.
The title comes from Miki describing Yuu as having 'marmalade hair' and a bitter personality—sweet outside, tangy inside.
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