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

Also known as: Osananajimi to wa Love Kome ni Naranai / 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない

You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is a TV series by Tezuka Productions that premiered in Winter 2026. It is finished airing with 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Comedy, Romance. Average AniList score: 6.3/10.

Synopsis

Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Two childhood friends "Shio" and "Akari" who go to the same high school are too cute! If they find out that I'm the only one looking sexually at them now that they've grown up, even though I have no intention of doing so... that would be too much! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets...? It's so awkward! It's complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet and impatient love triangle love comedy where you can't be honest!

(Source: Kodansha, translated)

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

  1. Episode 1: Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired January 5, 2026
  2. Episode 2: Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired January 12, 2026
  3. Episode 3: Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired January 19, 2026
  4. Episode 4: Since I`m the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing Up Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired January 26, 2026
  5. Episode 5: Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired February 2, 2026
  6. Episode 6: Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired February 9, 2026
  7. Episode 7: Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired February 16, 2026
  8. Episode 8: Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired February 23, 2026
  9. Episode 9: An Unfamiliar Girl Who`s Your "Guy Friend"? But If You Laugh, It Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired March 2, 2026
  10. Episode 10: Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired March 9, 2026
  11. Episode 11: Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired March 16, 2026
  12. Episode 12: Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com — aired March 23, 2026

Main characters

  • Yonosuke Sakai (Main) — voiced by Takehiro Urao
  • Shio Minamo (Main) — voiced by Rin Kusumi
  • Akari Hiodoshi (Main) — voiced by Yuu Serizawa
  • Runa Tsukimi (Main) — voiced by Sae Hiratsuka
  • Haru Hinata (Main) — voiced by Yuuki Yamamoto

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Genres: Comedy, Romance · Season: Winter 2026