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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!

20261 Season12 Episodes
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High school freshman Sakai Yonosuke, aka Eiyu, is obsessed with rom-coms, especially ones about childhood friends. But even though he has two childhood friends of his own—Shio and Akari—he's sadly given up on romance becoming a reality. Little does he know, both girls have the hots for him! A humorous will-they-or-won't-they rom-com about friendship, love, and first crushes!

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High school freshman Sakai Yonosuke, aka Eiyu, is obsessed with rom-coms, especially ones about childhood friends. But even though he has two childhood friends of his own—Shio and Akari—he's sadly given up on romance becoming a reality. Little does he know, both girls have the hots for him! A humorous will-they-or-won't-they rom-com about friendship, love, and first crushes!

Network / Platform
TV Tokyo
Status
Ended
First Aired
06/Jan/2026
Language
Japanese
Schedule
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Latest Episodes

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S1 E12Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24/Mar/2026 • 24m
S1 E11Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com17/Mar/2026 • 24m
S1 E10Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com10/Mar/2026 • 24m
S1 E9An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com03/Mar/2026 • 24m
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S1 E1Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com06/Jan/2026 • 24m
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S1 E2Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com13/Jan/2026 • 24m
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S1 E3Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com20/Jan/2026 • 24m
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S1 E4Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com27/Jan/2026 • 24m
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S1 E5Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com03/Feb/2026 • 24m
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S1 E6Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com10/Feb/2026 • 24m
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S1 E7Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com17/Feb/2026 • 24m
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S1 E8Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24/Feb/2026 • 24m
Not rated
S1 E9An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com03/Mar/2026 • 24m
Not rated
S1 E10Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com10/Mar/2026 • 24m
Not rated
S1 E11Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com17/Mar/2026 • 24m
Not rated
S1 E12Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24/Mar/2026 • 24m
Not rated

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Original title
幼馴染とはラブコメにならない
Format
Scripted
Country
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Network / Platform
TV Tokyo · Japan
First aired
06/Jan/2026
Last aired
24/Mar/2026
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Official timezone
UTC
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Cast

5 credits
Rin Kusumi Rin Kusumi Shio Minamo (voice) Yu Serizawa Yu Serizawa Akari Hiodoshi (voice) Sae Hiratsuka Sae Hiratsuka Runa Tsukimi (voice) Takehiro Urao Takehiro Urao Yonosuke Sakai (voice) Yuuki Yamamoto Yuuki Yamamoto Haru Hinata (voice)

Crew

18 credits
Masami Saito 3D Artist, Art Direction Akihiko Niina Prop Designer Natsumi Yamada Prop Designer Toshiya Kimura Director of Photography Satoshi Kuwabara Satoshi Kuwabara Series Director Wataru Uchida Editor Atsushi Yoshikawa Atsushi Yoshikawa Executive Producer Aya Iizuka Executive Producer Emiko Iijima Executive Producer Ippei Fukami Executive Producer Norio Fukui Executive Producer Yosuke Aomura Yosuke Aomura Executive Producer Ayaka Nishimae Producer Hideo Shimazaki Producer Katsuhiko Matsubara Katsuhiko Matsubara Producer Nobuhiko Kurosu Producer Yoshiyuki Shiotani Yoshiyuki Shiotani Producer Yosuke Ariyama Producer
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