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

Details

Also known as: Osananajimi to wa Love Kome ni Naranai, 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない, OsaLove, 幼ラブ, Osananajimi to wa Love Comedy ni Naranai
Type: TV
Status: Finished Airing
Score: 6.3
Episodes: 12
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Studio: Tezuka Productions
Aired: 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-24
Season: Winter 2026

Where to watch (US)

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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!

Episodes

Episode 1: Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-06)
Episode 2: Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-13)
Episode 3: Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-20)
Episode 4: Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-01-27)
Episode 5: Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-03)
Episode 6: Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-10)
Episode 7: Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-17)
Episode 8: Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-02-24)
Episode 9: An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-03)
Episode 10: Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-10)
Episode 11: Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com (2026-03-17)
Episode 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)

Characters and voice actors

Akari Hiodoshi (main character) · Japanese voice: Yuu Serizawa · English voice: Veronica Laux
Runa Tsukimi (main character) · Japanese voice: Sae Hiratsuka · English voice: Bryn Apprill
Shio Minamo (main character) · Japanese voice: Rin Kusumi · English voice: Luci Christian
Haru Hinata (main character) · Japanese voice: Yuuki Yamamoto · English voice: Marwa Elda
Yonosuke Sakai (main character) · Japanese voice: Takehiro Urao · English voice: Dakota Farnsworth
Momiji Akami (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Eri Kitamura
Akari's Father (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yasuyuki Kase
Akari's Mother (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Chiwa Saitou
Eiyu's Father (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Naomi Kusumi
Eiyu's Mother (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Akemi Okamura
Keita (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Shuuichirou Umeda
Shio's Father (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Daisuke Hirakawa · English voice: Aaron Campbell
Shio's Mother (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Sara Matsumoto · English voice: Dee Meo

Opening and ending songs

Opening 1: I Love You ♡ · HoneyWorks meets Shio Minamo (CV: Rin Kusumi), Akari Hiodoshi (CV: Yuu Serizawa), Runa Tsukimi (CV: Sae Hiratsuka), Haru Hinata (CV: Yuuki Yamamoto)
Ending 1: Amanojaku · Hikari Codama
Ending 2: I Love You ♡ · HoneyWorks meets Shio Minamo (CV: Rin Kusumi), Akari Hiodoshi (CV: Yuu Serizawa), Runa Tsukimi (CV: Sae Hiratsuka), Haru Hinata (CV: Yuuki Yamamoto)