
You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
2026 · TV Series · ★ 8.5
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!
Based on You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
Also known as No more love with the girls. · I'll Never Have a Romantic Comedy with My Childhood Friend · It Won't Become a Romcom with Childhood Friends Misu Shinya · No More Love With the Girls
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5 hours to watch · 12 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-01-06
- Network
- TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
- Language
- Japanese
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 (16 votes)
Themes
- 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
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Rin Kusumi
as Shio Minamo (voice)

Yu Serizawa
as Akari Hiodoshi (voice)

Sae Hiratsuka
as Runa Tsukimi (voice)
Episodes1 season · 12 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyroll
- S1E8Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyroll
- S1E9An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyroll
- S1E10Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyroll
- S1E11Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyroll
- S1E12Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com24mCrunchyroll