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

幼馴染とはラブコメにならない

2026 · Ended · 1 season · 12 episodes · Animation, Comedy · Japan

Channel TV Tokyo · Starring Rin Kusumi, Yu Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka

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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Episodes

12 episodes · January 2026 – March 2026
  1. Episode 1: 1. Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComJanuary 6, 2026 · 24 min
    Shio and Akari, Eiyu's childhood friends, each try to get his attention in their own twisted way.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComJanuary 13, 2026 · 24 min
    Eiyu runs into Shio on the bus and then runs into Akari on his way home.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComJanuary 20, 2026 · 24 min
    Shio and Akari find out Eiyu reads rom-coms.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-ComJanuary 27, 2026 · 24 min
    Runako moves back into the neighborhood for school and will live with Eiyu temporarily.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComFebruary 3, 2026 · 24 min
    Akari eats very spicy curry bread. Eiyu ends up in the bath with the three of them. Shio studies with Eiyu.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComFebruary 10, 2026 · 24 min
    Eiyu, Shio, Akari, and Runako go to the beach. Eiyu and Akari get left behind and spend the night together.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComFebruary 17, 2026 · 24 min
    Eiyu consults Runako about Akari. Akari and Shio admit to each other their feelings for Eiyu.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-ComFebruary 24, 2026 · 24 min
    Shio tells Eiyu she can't make the fireworks. Haru makes her first appearance.
  3. Episode 9: 9. An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-ComMarch 3, 2026 · 24 min
    Eiyu, Shio, and Akari find out their childhood friend Haru is a girl.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-ComMarch 10, 2026 · 24 min
    Eiyu is confused after being kissed by Haru and Shio. Shio and Eiyu become sports day committee members.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-ComMarch 17, 2026 · 24 min
    Shio and Eiyu talk it out, and Eiyu has an epiphany.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-ComMarch 24, 2026 · 24 min
    It's Sports Day, and Eiyu takes on the impossible challenge of choosing who he really loves.

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FIRST AIRED
January 6, 2026
LAST AIRED
March 24, 2026
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Tezuka Productions, CyberAgent, Kodansha

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