A school romantic comedy serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Dessert, Fall in Love, You False Angels has been turning heads internationally ever since its anime adaptation was announced in June 2026. In Japan, the manga has already made a name for itself: over 2.25 million copies in print, a win at the 49th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shojo category, a spot on the “Next Manga Award” rankings, and a 4.9-out-of-5 rating on Amazon. Here’s everything you need to know before the anime arrives in 2027 — the series’ basic info, its story, its two leads, and what’s been confirmed so far about the show.
Series Overview
Japanese title: 恋せよまやかし天使ども
English title: Fall in Love, You False Angels (also romanized as Koiseyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo)
Creator: Coco Uzuki
Magazine: Monthly Dessert (Kodansha)
Serialization began: April 2023
Volumes in print: 7 (as of July 2026)
Recognition: 2.25+ million copies sold, 49th Kodansha Manga Award (Shojo category), “Next Manga Award” finalist, 4.9/5 on Amazon
The Story
Otogi Katsura and Toki Ninomae are the golden couple everyone at school looks up to — she’s the “perfect beautiful girl,” he’s the “perfect handsome boy.” What no one around them realizes is that both are quietly exhausted from playing the part. Behind their polished public personas, each is hiding who they really are. When circumstances bring their true selves out into the open in front of each other, something shifts. The exhaustion of performing perfection, the fear of being truly seen, and the strange relief of finally dropping the mask — Fall in Love, You False Angels builds its central romance out of that shared secret.
Meet the Characters
Otogi Katsura
Adored across campus as the school’s “perfect beautiful girl,” Otogi has spent years suppressing who she actually is in order to be liked by everyone. Once Toki sees through her public persona, she slowly begins to find someone she can be honest with.
Toki Ninomae
Known as the school’s “perfect handsome boy,” Toki keeps up the mask of a model student at all times. Underneath that composed exterior, though, he’s hiding another side of himself entirely — one that starts to surface the more he gets pulled into Otogi’s orbit.
The 2027 Anime Adaptation
An anime adaptation of Fall in Love, You False Angels was officially announced on June 12, 2026, with Studio MAPPA producing and a broadcast planned for 2027. No broadcaster or international streaming platform has been confirmed as of this writing.
For the full rundown — director, character designer, and the first teaser PV — check out our anime announcement coverage: Fall in Love, You False Angels: MAPPA Confirmed as Studio for 2027 Anime
Why It’s Worth Reading Now
With the anime on the way, there’s no better time to catch up on the manga that started it all. Fall in Love, You False Angels turns the everyday pressure to seem perfect into the engine of its romance — and the payoff, watching Otogi and Toki let each other see behind the mask, is what’s made it resonate with readers in Japan. Character deep-dives on both Otogi and Toki are coming soon, so keep an eye out for those if you want to go even further into what makes this pair work.
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