You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
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!
Year: 2026
Country: Japan
Studio: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
Director:
Cast: Rin Kusumi, Yu Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka
Crew: Mitsutaka Hirota (Series Composition), Reina Iwasaki (Character Designer), Akihiko Niina (Prop Designer), Natsumi Yamada (Prop Designer), Masami Saito (3D Artist), Masami Saito (Art Direction)
First Air Date: Jan 06, 2026
Last Air date: Mar 24, 2026
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 12 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.80/10 by 14.00 users
Popularity: 6.0453
Language: Japanese
Keyword : love triangle, romcom, slice of life, school, based on manga, childhood friends, ecchi, anime, japanese high school, high school romance, slow burn romance, love comedy, high school life
Season
Season 1
Episode
Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com
Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com