Akinori Yabe
Director
Marmalade Boy (1994)
Season 1
After Miki's parents return from a trip, she finds out they're divorcing. Things get complicated when they invite another couple to move in with them.
Released March 13, 1994
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama
Keywords: imdb.half-brother-half-sister-relationship, imdb.half-brother-half-sister-incest, imdb.based-on-comic-book, imdb.soap, imdb.incest, imdb.divorce, imdb.based-on-manga + 7 more, imdb.school, imdb.teenager, imdb.anime-animation, tmdb.romance, imdb.brother-sister-incest, mdblist.anime-dub, imdb.inseki
Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Toei Animation
Network: tv asahi
S1E1 - I want to Fall in Love "He's handsome, but I can't forgive him!"
Miki's parents decide to get a divorce and swap partners with the couple they met while on vacation. The couple's son Yuu is attractive but strange.
March 13, 1994, midnight
S1E2 - Side Effects of a Kiss "I don't know what he's thinking."
Miki panics as Yuu almost reveals the family secret during an interview at school. Her childhood friend Ginta gets annoyed at Yuu's presence.
March 20, 1994, midnight
S1E3 - Two Kisses "Yuu had a girlfriend?!"
Miki keeps thinking about the mysterious girl next to Yuu in the photo she accidentally found. Yuu and Miki go on a semi-date to a theme park.
March 27, 1994, midnight
S1E4 - Ginta's Confession "I'm not gonna let him take you!"
Miki gets upset with Ginta for kissing her. When she spots Yuu's ex-girlfriend Arimi at the school gate, she uses her to get away from Ginta.
April 3, 1994, midnight
S1E5 - Legend of Lovers "With all my heart in the medallion."
Ginta's confession only serves to frighten his crush. Yuu makes a fool of Ginta, then upsets him even further when he walks into the house after Miki.
April 10, 1994, midnight
S1E6 - Love Game "I hate you, Ginta!"
Yuu agrees to keep quiet after discovering Meiko's secret. Ginta's cousin Tsutomu shows up to participate in a tennis game at his school.
April 17, 1994, midnight
S1E7 - Hokkaido With Love "What's going on with those two?!"
Miki joins Yuu and Ginta after getting separated from her group during the school trip. Arimi asks Ginta to pretend to like her to make Miki jealous.
April 24, 1994, midnight
S1E8 - The Fragrance of an Adult "I'm not jealous!"
Miki and Yuu's parents throw a barbecue to celebrate their children's safe return. Miki gets angry when her father suggests going on a family outing.
May 1, 1994, midnight
S1E9 - Part-Time Job "The war of love depends on sales!"
While helping Yuu at his part-time job, Miki realizes that he has many admirers. Ginta, Arimi and Tsutomu all show up at the store and cause drama.
May 8, 1994, midnight
S1E10 - Our First Night "Surprise in the bathroom♥"
Miki and Yuu spend a day shopping and eating together when they get the house all to themselves while their parents go on vacation.
May 15, 1994, midnight
S1E11 - Birthday "Yuu is staring at me..."
When Yuu's mother calls to wish her son a happy birthday, Miki goes all out and puts together an impressive feast to help him celebrate.
May 22, 1994, midnight
S1E12 - Smash! "I like both Yuu and Ginta..."
Ginta says that he'll stop seeing Arimi if Miki chooses to be with him. Miki gets chosen to represent her school in an upcoming tennis match.
May 29, 1994, midnight
S1E13 - Love and Friendship "Ginta, please date Arimi!"
Miki talks to Ginta in private about her feelings. Arimi tells a joke that makes Miki sad to think that she's no longer Ginta's closest female friend.
June 5, 1994, midnight
S1E14 - Qualification of Love "You don't deserve Yuu!"
Miki is relieved to find that Ginta and Arimi's relationship had just been an act. Arimi shows up to tell Miki that she won't let her have Yuu.
June 12, 1994, midnight
S1E15 - Meiko's Secret "I wanted you to tell me..."
Ginta reassures Miki that he'll wait for her to make up her mind. The entire school finds out about Meiko's relationship with her teacher.
June 19, 1994, midnight
S1E16 - A Man's Decision "Please don't quit, Na-chan!"
Miki struggles with the fact that Meiko kept her relationship a secret from her. Yuu points out that everyone has something they keep to themselves.
June 26, 1994, midnight
S1E17 - Meiko's Separation "I can't say goodbye!"
Namura calls Meiko to say goodbye. Meiko tells her side of the story to Miki before leaving her to follow Namura back to his hometown.
July 3, 1994, midnight
S1E18 - The Direction of Love "You can't have it the way you wanted."
Ginta and Miki come up with a plan to take Meiko on an outing to cheer her up. When they invite Yuu to come along, Arimi asks if she can join them.
July 10, 1994, midnight
S1E19 - Marriage Feud "Don't say it's ridiculous!"
Miki and Yuu's parents finalize their marriages. Yuu sticks by Miki's side to make sure she is feeling okay about the complicated situation.
July 17, 1994, midnight
S1E20 - Doubtful Twosome "Yuu and Satoshi are a couple?!"
Miwa and Yuu are rumored to be an item. Miki challenges Miwa at the school marathon after witnessing a strange exchange between the two boys.
July 24, 1994, midnight
S1E21 - Trip to Karuizawa "Just as I thought... Strange!"
Yuu has been too busy to talk to Miki during summer because of work. For some reason, Miwa shows up at their family vacation to see Yuu.
July 31, 1994, midnight
S1E22 - Double Date "I like you, but we don't understand each other!"
Yuu and Miwa invite Miki and Meiko out to see a movie. Miki stops worrying when she realizes that Yuu wants to help Miwa get together with Meiko.
Aug. 7, 1994, midnight
S1E23 - Shocking Confession "Yuu, what are you talking about?"
Meiko invites her friends to vacation at her family's place in Izu. They meet Arimi and her posse at the beach and get together at night to hang out.
Aug. 14, 1994, midnight
S1E24 - The Secret of His Birth "I can't leave Yuu alone!"
Miki becomes concerned about Yuu after learning his secret. Ginta gets showered with attention for his important upcoming tennis match.
Aug. 21, 1994, midnight
S1E25 - Real Kiss "Yuu, I love you!"
Miki decides to tag along to support Yuu during the confrontation with his father. During the meeting, unexpected new information comes to light.
Aug. 28, 1994, midnight
S1E26 - New Anxiety "I'm too afraid to be happy."
Yuu and Miki enjoy an ordinary morning together after their conversation at the beach. Miki hopes that her feelings for Yuu will last forever.
Sept. 4, 1994, midnight
S1E27 - Love Worries "How long will this happiness last?"
Miki starts to feel insecure when Yuu accepts his mother's job offer to appear in a commercial with a beautiful young model named Suzu.
Sept. 11, 1994, midnight
S1E28 - Unstable Feelings "I'm going to get a part-time job!"
Yuu gets very busy with his job and commercial shoots. Despite barely having time to see Miki, Yuu makes sure to keep her in his thoughts.
Sept. 18, 1994, midnight
S1E29 - Obstacle to love "I Can't Find The Medallion!"
Miki can't bring herself to tell Yuu that she lost the medallion. Her co-worker Kei, on the other hand, doesn't tell Miki that he has it.
Sept. 25, 1994, midnight
S1E30 - Rival "I Love You, Yuu."
Yuu's reluctance to talk about the commercial makes Miki's mind wander to dark places. Kei keeps missing the chance to tell Miki about the medallion.
Oct. 2, 1994, midnight
S1E31 - Suzu and Kei "These Two Make Me Nervous..."
Miki's mind fills with doubt about Yuu's tutoring arrangement with Suzu. Miki follows Kei into a live music venue after work.
Oct. 9, 1994, midnight
S1E32 - Love at the school festival "Yuu And Kei's Concert."
After seeing Miki in Kei's arms, Suzu jumps to the conclusion that she must be cheating on Yuu. Miki gets glared at by Suzu at the school festival.
Oct. 16, 1994, midnight
S1E33 - Lost love "I Love You!"
Miki suffers in silence as the four parents discuss the topic of Suzu kissing Yuu at the concert. Suzu asks Kei about his relationship with Miki.
Oct. 23, 1994, midnight
S1E34 - Breakup Premonition "The Halloween Conspiracy."
Miki wonders if Yuu is cold to her because of what happened at work. Yuu unwittingly shows up to a Halloween party at Suzu's house.
Oct. 30, 1994, midnight
S1E35 - Crossing each other's path "You mean we are going to break up?"
Miki mistakenly thinks that Yuu wanted to keep the party a secret from her. All goes according to Suzu's plan as Yuu and Miki begin to drift apart.
Nov. 13, 1994, midnight
S1E36 - I'm alone "I'll make you forget him!"
Yuu leaves Miki behind to go travel by himself. Kei gives the medallion back to Miki, but he won't forgive Yuu for making her sad.
Nov. 20, 1994, midnight
S1E37 - Tearful reunion "I thought it was over between us..."
Yuu's old friend Anju starts calling him every day. Miki pretends not to mind in order not to come across as being jealous again.
Nov. 27, 1994, midnight
S1E38 - Anju's feelings "I want to be next in line to Miki!"
Ginta and Arimi grow closer together after the embarrassing incident. Miki learns from Yuu that Anju helped him deal with his problems in the past.
Dec. 4, 1994, midnight
S1E39 - A bitter love "I've loved Yuu for a long time..."
After revealing her feelings, Anju begs Miki if she can borrow Yuu for a day. Miki is unable to object despite being uncomfortable with the idea.
Dec. 11, 1994, midnight
S1E40 - A Holy night "I'm alone on Christmas Eve..."
Anju contemplates getting a potentially fatal surgery. Miki's uncertainty grows when Yuu reveals he didn't know what to say after Anju's confession.
Dec. 18, 1994, midnight
S1E41 - The morning of lovers "Merry Christmas."
Kei performs his original piano music for Miki on Christmas Eve. Yuu rushes to Anju's side after being notified that she has collapsed.
Dec. 25, 1994, midnight
S1E42 - New Year's pattern of love "It's going to be a wonderful year."
Miki gets a toy ring from Yuu when they pay a New Year's visit to the shrine with their friends. Suzu's father tells Yuu to consider studying abroad.
Jan. 8, 1995, midnight
S1E43 - Ski trip "I won't let you two be alone!"
After making an assumption that Yuu is planning to go on a trip with Miki, Suzu tries to ruin their travel plans by convincing everyone to go skiing.
Jan. 15, 1995, midnight
S1E44 - Our future "Yuu's dream, my dream?"
Miki realizes that she hasn't given much thought about her future career path. Meiko believes her dream of becoming a writer is unrealistic.
Jan. 22, 1995, midnight
S1E45 - Meiko's turnabout "I'm going to Hiroshima!"
Meiko receives a lot of media attention for her story about heartbreak after Miwa enters a prestigious writing contest on her behalf.
Jan. 29, 1995, midnight
S1E46 - To Hiroshima... "Let Me Be By Your Side Again!"
Despite being told not to get her hopes up, Meiko heads to Hiroshima to see Namura. There, she tells him she wants to be by his side and keep writing.
Feb. 5, 1995, midnight
S1E47 - Couple on the beach "Because I care about you..."
Meiko returns to her hotel with Miki after getting rejected again. Frustrated at his inability to help, Miwa tries to punch the truth out of Namura.
Feb. 12, 1995, midnight
S1E48 - A Taste of Chocolate "Sweet and bitter Valentine!"
Miki makes last-minute Valentine's Day treats. When she goes to deliver Yuu's gift, she sees him getting hit on by a female college student.
Feb. 19, 1995, midnight
S1E49 - The Shape of Love "It's difficult to be happy."
Meiko gets engaged to be married to Namura after graduating high school. Miwa and Meiko meet up at the library to straighten things out.
Feb. 26, 1995, midnight
S1E50 - The Foreign Exchange Student Appears "Michael's... Strange!"
The parents arrange to host a foreign exchange student at their place. Miki mistakes the new arrival for Yuu and runs straight into his arms.
March 5, 1995, midnight
S1E51 - Love triangle "Someone's messing things up..."
Miki barely has time to talk to Yuu as Michael settles in to his new surroundings. Yuu finds it hard to tell Miki about his plan to study abroad.
March 12, 1995, midnight
S1E52 - Making a decision under the moonlight "Yuu, Don't leave me alone!"
Miki feels betrayed about Yuu's decision to go to America. Yuu says that his feelings for her will never change, but Miki finds that hard to believe.
March 19, 1995, midnight
S1E53 - Making a memory "I won't regret it if anything happens."
Miki and Yuu plan an overnight trip before he departs for New York. Michael shows up in Hakone under the impression that they're on a group trip.
March 26, 1995, midnight
S1E54 - New life "Yuu, How are you doing?"
Yuu quickly makes friends at his dorm. The blond and beautiful Jinny offers to show Yuu around after falling in love with him at first sight.
April 2, 1995, midnight
S1E55 - Ripples again "New York is too far away!"
Jinny claims that Yuu and Miki are not in a real relationship if they haven't gone beyond the kissing stage. Kei wins a music contest back in Japan.
April 9, 1995, midnight
S1E56 - Lost pathway to love "My boyfriend is Yuu but..."
Miki and Meiko begin to feel the effects of being in a long distance relationship. Michael asserts that he will steal Miki's heart while Yuu is away.
April 16, 1995, midnight
S1E57 - Passing each other "I can't bear it! I'm so lonely..."
Meiko's parents ignore their daughter's pleas for them to meet Namura. Namura's calm attitude feeds Meiko's insecurity as he encourages her to write.
April 23, 1995, midnight
S1E58 - Tone of a love confession "I want you to see me as a man!"
Miki and her friends attend Kei's piano competition. Although it puts him at a disadvantage, Kei chooses to play the piece he wrote for Miki.
April 30, 1995, midnight
S1E59 - An uneasy weekend "I want to hear Yuu's voice!"
Miki agonizes over being told that Yuu has a girlfriend in America. Yuu runs into Anju and invites her to spend a weekend with him and his friends.
May 7, 1995, midnight
S1E60 - My love is far away "Yuu is in front of me."
Miki calls Yuu's dorm and discovers that he went away for the weekend with Jinny and his other friends. Michael and Kei get into a fight in public.
May 14, 1995, midnight
S1E61 - New York trap "Yuu, was I stupid?"
Miki decides to go see Yuu. While she convinces their parents that she is visiting New York to help Meiko, she fails to tell Yuu about her trip.
May 21, 1995, midnight
S1E62 - Goodbye "I can't be your girlfriend anymore."
Miki considers going back to Tokyo without ever seeing Yuu. When Will calls Anju to ask her out, Yuu finds out that Miki is in town.
May 28, 1995, midnight
S1E63 - Holding back the tears "I want to be alone."
Michael confesses his feelings to Miki after her breakup with Yuu. Kei sees through Miki's facade as she tries to put on a brave face.
June 4, 1995, midnight
S1E64 - A pair's problems "I want to hear your voice."
Will explodes with anger when Jinny reveals what she has done. When Yuu calls home to talk to Miki, Michael tells him that she is on a date with Kei.
June 11, 1995, midnight
S1E65 - Solid decision "Miki... I'll take her."
A package arrives from Yuu. Miki talks to Anju about the sad truth. Kei arrives in New York for a competition and tells Yuu about his intentions.
June 18, 1995, midnight
S1E66 - New choice "You don't have to forget him."
Miki decides to move on, but she keeps seeing things that remind her of Yuu. Michael and Kei take Miki to a theme park to help her make up her mind.
June 25, 1995, midnight
S1E67 - Friends "I need Kei!"
Miki decides to start going out with Kei. Unable to accept Kei as a suitable choice, Ginta cancels a date with Arimi in order to look after Miki.
July 2, 1995, midnight
S1E68 - Indecisive lovers "Goodbye... Ginta."
Arimi decides to break up with Ginta. After hearing Arimi's side of the story, Miki tells her that she and Ginta should express their feelings more.
July 9, 1995, midnight
S1E69 - The courage to love "I've decided!"
Yuu makes up his mind to go to Japan after talking with a friend. Anju finds herself falling back in love with Yuu as he expresses his kindness.
July 16, 1995, midnight
S1E70 - I'm home "What kind of face should I put on to meet him?"
Yuu heads back to Japan for the first time since the breakup. Miki feels uncertain as she goes to the airport to see him with her family.
July 23, 1995, midnight
S1E71 - A night of stars & the moon "Although we're near each other... I'm lonely."
Miki goes camping with her friends and family. Despite being playful with Kei, Miki can't help but feel sad about her current situation with Yuu.
July 30, 1995, midnight
S1E72 - Half brother and sister "Our happiness is breaking down."
Miki and Yuu discuss getting each other presents to make up for the birthdays they missed while they were apart. Yuu finds his father's old photos.
Aug. 6, 1995, midnight
S1E73 - Farewell "I had to do it..."
Yuu's words shatter Miki's world into a thousand pieces. In order to prevent the family from falling apart, Yuu chooses to keep the truth to himself.
Aug. 13, 1995, midnight
S1E74 - A box of memories "Bye bye, Yuu."
Judging from Miwa's serious tone, Meiko deduces that Yuu must be hiding something. Miki stores away all of the things she ever received from Yuu.
Aug. 20, 1995, midnight
S1E75 - Brother and sister?! "We have to be separate!"
Meiko gives Miki the courage to go see Yuu in New York. When Miki confronts him with her feelings, Yuu is left with no choice but to tell his secret.
Aug. 27, 1995, midnight
S1E76 - Departure "Our love progresses."
Yuu's American friends approve of his relationship with Miki after seeing their determination. Miki and Yuu's parents straighten out the facts.
Sept. 3, 1995, midnight
tv asahi
25 min/ep
1900 min
March 13, 1994
Sept. 3, 1995, midnight
Ended
NR
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