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

Synopsis

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!

First Air Date: 2026-01-06

Last Air Date: 2026-03-24

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC

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Top Cast

Rin Kusumi as Shio Minamo (voice)
Yu Serizawa as Akari Hiodoshi (voice)
Sae Hiratsuka as Runa Tsukimi (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-06)

Shio and Akari, Eiyu's childhood friends, each try to get his attention in their own twisted way.
Ep. 2: Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-13)

Eiyu runs into Shio on the bus and then runs into Akari on his way home.
Ep. 3: Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-20)

Shio and Akari find out Eiyu reads rom-coms.
Ep. 4: Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-27)

Runako moves back into the neighborhood for school and will live with Eiyu temporarily.
Ep. 5: Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-03)

Akari eats very spicy curry bread. Eiyu ends up in the bath with the three of them. Shio studies with Eiyu.
Ep. 6: Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-10)

Eiyu, Shio, Akari, and Runako go to the beach. Eiyu and Akari get left behind and spend the night together.
Ep. 7: Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-17)

Eiyu consults Runako about Akari. Akari and Shio admit to each other their feelings for Eiyu.
Ep. 8: Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-24)

Shio tells Eiyu she can't make the fireworks. Haru makes her first appearance.
Ep. 9: An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-03)

Eiyu, Shio, and Akari find out their childhood friend Haru is a girl.
Ep. 10: Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-10)

Eiyu is confused after being kissed by Haru and Shio. Shio and Eiyu become sports day committee members.
Ep. 11: Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-17)

Shio and Eiyu talk it out, and Eiyu has an epiphany.
Ep. 12: Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-24)

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