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

2026 · 1 season

A gentle, playful school romance that coasts on awkward crushes and warm friendship, easy to dip into and pleasant to watch.

Genres
Animation, Comedy
Overview
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!
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, friendship, coming-of-age, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance7
    Tension3
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, comedy
    Starring
    Rin Kusumi, Yu Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka, Takehiro Urao, Yuuki Yamamoto
    Music
    Tsubasa Ito, Yashikin
    Cinematography
    Toshiya Kimura
    Length
    1 seasons, 12 episodes
    Network
    TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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