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Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E1 24 min

1. Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Shio and Akari, Eiyu's childhood friends, each try to get his attention in their own twisted way.

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Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E2 24 min

2. Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Eiyu runs into Shio on the bus and then runs into Akari on his way home.

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Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E3 24 min

3. Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Shio and Akari find out Eiyu reads rom-coms.

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Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E4 24 min

4. Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Runako moves back into the neighborhood for school and will live with Eiyu temporarily.

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Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E5 24 min

5. Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Akari eats very spicy curry bread. Eiyu ends up in the bath with the three of them. Shio studies with Eiyu.

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Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E6 24 min

6. Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Eiyu, Shio, Akari, and Runako go to the beach. Eiyu and Akari get left behind and spend the night together.

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Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E7 24 min

7. Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Eiyu consults Runako about Akari. Akari and Shio admit to each other their feelings for Eiyu.

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Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E8 24 min

8. Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Shio tells Eiyu she can't make the fireworks. Haru makes her first appearance.

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An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E9 24 min

9. An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Eiyu, Shio, and Akari find out their childhood friend Haru is a girl.

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Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com E10 24 min

10. Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com

Eiyu is confused after being kissed by Haru and Shio. Shio and Eiyu become sports day committee members.

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Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E11 24 min

11. Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Shio and Eiyu talk it out, and Eiyu has an epiphany.

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Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com E12 24 min

12. Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

It's Sports Day, and Eiyu takes on the impossible challenge of choosing who he really loves.

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

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (2026)

8.5 (16) 1 Season 2026-01-06 JP

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!

Genres: Animation, Comedy

Stars: Rin Kusumi, Yu Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka, Takehiro Urao, Yuuki Yamamoto