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

2026Show1 season12 episodes

AnimationComedy
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0

Summary

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!

Good for

  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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

1 season · 12 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.2
  2. S1 E2 Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.8
  3. S1 E3 Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 8.1
  4. S1 E4 Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.9
  5. S1 E5 Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 8.0
  6. S1 E6 Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 8.3
  7. S1 E7 Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.8
  8. S1 E8 Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.7
  9. S1 E9 An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.7
  10. S1 E10 Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.7
  11. S1 E11 Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.0
  12. S1 E12 Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com, 7.5

Cast

5 of 5 · most episodes first

Crew

Produced by
Ayaka Nishimae, Yoshiyuki Shiotani, Nobuhiko Kurosu
Music by
Tsubasa Ito, Yashikin, ZENTA

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Facts

January 6, 2026 · March 24, 2026 · Ended

First aired
January 6, 2026
Last aired
March 24, 2026
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 12 episodes
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
47 countries

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Where can I stream You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!?

Crunchyroll

In the United States, You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! streams on Crunchyroll. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 46 other countries.

Is You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6).

Is You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and slapstick (6 of 10).

Is You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! good for date night?

and 5 moreDate NightPartner WatchAdultsFamily Movie NightFriends Night

Yes: romance is 9 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

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

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.