There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~

Also known as: Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine! / わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?)〜ネクストシャイン！〜

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ is a TV series by studio MOTHER that premiered in Winter 2026. It is finished airing with 5 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Comedy, Romance. Average AniList score: 7.9/10.

Synopsis

"I want to learn to love myself—just the way I am!" Renako Amaori, a former gloomy and socially awkward girl, reinvented herself for high school and successfully made her debut. She even managed to join the top-tier popular group... only to be suddenly confessed to by two of its brightest stars?! One is the school’s ultimate prince, Mai Oduka. The other, the beloved angel of the campus, Ajisai Sena. There’s no way she can handle both their affections—no freaking way!

While still struggling to give them an answer, Renako agrees to help her friend Kaho by joining a cosplay event. It’s the perfect excuse to delay her reply… or so she thought. But as she witnesses Kaho's passion firsthand, something begins to stir inside her. What is it that she truly wants? What is she truly searching for?

Can she really not become someone’s lover? Or has that "no freaking way"... not been so impossible after all?

(Source: REMOW)

Note: The anime first premiered in theaters across Japan on November 21, 2025. It was later split into 5 parts on TV, labelled as episodes 13-17.

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ episodes

  1. Episode 1: Complete Movie — aired November 21, 2025
  2. Episode 2
  3. Episode 3
  4. Episode 4
  5. Episode 5

Main characters

  • Renako Amaori (Main) — voiced by Kanna Nakamura
  • Mai Ouzuka (Main) — voiced by Saori Oonishi
  • Satsuki Koto (Main) — voiced by Kana Ichinose
  • Ajisai Sena (Main) — voiced by Yukari Anzai
  • Kaho Koyanagi (Main) — voiced by Takako Tanaka
  • Haruna Amaori (Supporting) — voiced by Mayu Sagara

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Genres: Comedy, Romance · Season: Winter 2026