Background:
Love is pretty much ruined for Kidou Eita, an ordinary highschool student when his parents split up with new lovers and left their only son behind. He then steels himself up, concentrates only in studying and refuses to be trapped in the unnecessary ploy called "love".
Twist:
Eita's world is turned into a battlefield when fellow "love-hater" Natsukawa Masuzu, the popular white-skinned, silver haired beauty, blackmails him to be her "fake" boyfriend. As word gets around school about the new couple, various childhood friends that developed and harbored feelings for him for the longest time comes out of the woodwork.
In a Nutshell:
A harem ploy filled with mind-fuck circumstances between Eita and Masuzu that leaves you wondering which is real, which is fake. A dive into various philosophical premises that challenges what it takes to really be in love.
Afterthought:
First off, won't Eita's parents be in jail by now for what they did? If not for his kind-hearted fujoshi-like aunt who took over taking care of him.
Nicely animated, with good character design and development. The theme was a bit heavy at the beginning of the series (due to Masuzu's mind games), but the middle part becomes lighter, with each of the character's background story explored, leaving nothing unresolved.
A very serious theme is inserted into the story near the end of the series as it turns out that Masuzu's made-up life of lies led her to develop bi-polar disorder. Almost appearing that she is "broken" (as Eita puts it).
The recurring plot device used in the story reminds me of the hentai-anime "Otohime", where a young boy gave a promised to marry the 4 fairy princesses who were his childhood friends.
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