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is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Shiwasu. The series has been serialized in Hana to Yume since 2014. The story follows the interactions of 16-year-old Hana Nonomura and 26-year-old Takane Saibara after Hana takes her sister's place in an arranged marriage meeting with Takane. The series received a live-action television series and a drama CD in 2019.

Story

Hana Nonomura takes the place of her older sister in an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to the Takaba conglomerate where her father works. Despite his wealth and handsome exterior, Takane is actually rude and arrogant, which leads Hana to immediately end the meeting by throwing her disguise in his face. However, Takane is amused by Hana's disillusionment with him, and continues to pursue her even after learning that she is in fact not her adult sister. Takane tries to woo Hana by constantly taking her to fancy restaurants, elaborate trips, and buying opulent gifts as he pompously works to get her to cave in to him and his lifestyle. Takane and Hana come to enjoy their "arrangement" and through a constant battle of bickering with each other, come to learn about and care for one another.

Takane and Hana

Characters

Voiced by: Yurika Kubo (Drama CD), Played by: Aisa Takeuchi

Hana is a 16-year-old high schooler. She meets Takane when she takes her sister Yukari's place in an arranged marriage meeting with him. Hana immediately finds Takane's arrogant and spoiled personality obnoxious, to the point were she throws her wig in his face at the arranged marriage meeting. Hana reluctantly begins to hang out with Takane after school and in her spare time, but eventually becomes attached to their interactions.

Takane and Hana

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Drama CD), Played by: Mahiro Takasugi

Takane is a 26-year-old, and later 27-year-old, business man and grandson of Takaba Corporation head Soten Takaba. Takane keeps Hana around after their initial meeting because he likes that Hana doesn't like him for his wealth or looks. He often takes her to expensive restaurants, picks her up in his European sports car, and brings her dozens of roses. This is not because he has romantic feelings for her, but to make her cave in to enjoying an opulent lifestyle and feel indebted to Takane. Despite his arrogant attitude, Takane is actually excellent at his job and is often praised by his coworkers, saying the firm would fall apart without him. Takane wakes up very early, around 5 a.m., and likes to jog in the morning. He also stays up late working on work-related matters.

Takane and Hana

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Drama CD), Played by: Asahi Ito

Nicola is the heir to an Italian company. He met Takane in college. Nicola later frequents Okamon's family's restaurant. He is often seen with many women around him and has an extroverted and fun personality. Despite seeming to carefree, he cares for Takane and often looks after him.

Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (Drama CD), Played by: Kenshin Endō

Nicknamed "Okamon" by Hana and his classmates, he is Hana's childhood friend. His family runs an okonomiyaki restaurant. He is often annoyed by Takane, in part to Takane's personality and also because of his closeness to Hana. Okamon later confesses his romantic feelings for Hana. He is in the soccer club.

Voiced by: Mai Nakahara (Drama CD), Played by: Arisa Deguchi

Hana's airheaded and boy-crazy sister, who gets into an arranged marriage meeting with Takane when she delivers lunch to her dad's office at one of the subsidiaries of the Takaba Corporation. Soten Takaba, Takane's grandfather and head of the Takaba Corporation, sees Yukari's beauty and sets him up with her. However, at the time Yukari already has a boyfriend and refuses to go, hence why Hana goes in her place. She works as a receptionist at a department store.