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

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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
First tankōbon volume cover
幼馴染とはラブコメにならない
(Osananajimi to wa Rabu Kome ni Naranai)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byShinya Misu
Published byKodansha
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMagazine Pocket
Original runMarch 22, 2022 – present
Volumes18
Anime television series
Directed bySatoshi Kuwabara [ja]
Written by
StudioTezuka Productions
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo), AT-X, BS NTV
Original run January 2026 – scheduled
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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (Japanese: 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない, Hepburn: Osananajimi to wa Rabu Kome ni Naranai; lit. 'It won't Become a Romcom with Childhood Friends') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinya Misu. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website in March 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions is set to premiere in January 2026.

Plot

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Yonosuke Saskai has two childhood friends who are close to him: Shio Minamo and Akari Hiodoshi. As they have gotten older, he starts to see them in a different light, much to his chagrin as he wants to remain childhood friends with them. A love triangle forms between the three, with Yonosuke finding it difficult to balance their feelings with the secrets they keep from each other.

Characters

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Yonosuke Sakai (界 世之介, Sakai Yonosuke)
Voiced by: Takehiro Urao [ja][2]
The protagonist, who is childhood friends with Shio, Akari, and Runa.
Shio Minamo (水萌 汐, Minamo Shio)
Voiced by: Rin Kusumi[3]
Yonosuke's childhood friend. Because her house and Yonosuke's are next to each other, she would often sneak into his house. She is attached to him.
Akari Hiodoshi (火威 灯, Hiodoshi Akari)
Voiced by: Yū Serizawa[4]
Yonosuke's childhood friend. Although she used to be close to Yonosuke, lately she has acted cold towards him. She has liked him for a long time and is worried that Shio will steal him from her.
Runa Tsukimi (月見 るな, Tsukimi Runa)
Voiced by: Sae Hiratsuka [ja][5]
Yonosuke's childhood friend. Because she is older than him by a year, she acts like an older sister around him.
Haru Hinata (日向 春, Hinata Haru)
Voiced by: Yūki Yamamoto [ja][6]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Shinya Misu, You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on March 22, 2022.[7] The series' chapters have been collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2025.[8]

No. Release date ISBN
1 August 9, 2022[9]978-4-06-528636-4
2 October 7, 2022[10]978-4-06-529415-4
3 December 9, 2022[11]978-4-06-529943-2
4 February 9, 2023[12]978-4-06-530623-9
5 May 9, 2023[13]978-4-06-531563-7
6 July 7, 2023[14]978-4-06-532176-8
7 September 8, 2023[15]978-4-06-532885-9
8 December 7, 2023[16]978-4-06-533511-6
9 February 8, 2024[17]978-4-06-534555-9
10 April 9, 2024[18]978-4-06-535167-3
11 July 9, 2024[19]978-4-06-536121-4
12 September 9, 2024[20]978-4-06-536759-9
13 November 8, 2024[21]978-4-06-537419-1
14 February 7, 2025[22]978-4-06-538404-6
15 April 9, 2025[23]978-4-06-539049-8
16 June 9, 2025[24]978-4-06-539755-8
17 September 9, 2025[25]978-4-06-540689-2
18 November 7, 2025[8]978-4-06-541535-1

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 3, 2025.[26] The series will be produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by Satoshi Kuwabara [ja], with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, who will also write the scripts with Mayumi Morita, and characters designed by Reina Iwasaki.[2] It is set to premiere in January 2026 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, as well as AT-X and BS NTV.[6] The ending theme song is "Amanojaku" (あまのじゃく; lit. 'Contrarian'), performed by Hikari Kodama.[2] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[27]

Reception

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The series was nominated for the ninth Next Manga Awards in the web category.[28]

References

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  1. ^ 幼なじみ3人のすれ違い三角関係ラブコメ「幼馴染とはラブコメにならない」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Loo, Egan (November 10, 2025). "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Anime's New Video Unveils Lead Voice, Staff, Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 15, 2025). "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai TV Anime Casts Rin Kusumi". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 19, 2025). "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Anime Casts Yū Serizawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (September 9, 2025). "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Anime Casts Sae Hiratsuka". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (October 7, 2025). "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Anime Reveals More Cast, January Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  7. ^ 【第1話】通学路でもラブコメにならない. Magazine Pocket (in Japanese). Kodansha. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  8. ^ a b 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  9. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  10. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  11. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  12. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  13. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  14. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  15. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  16. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  17. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  18. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  19. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  20. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  21. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  22. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  23. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  24. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  25. ^ 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない（１７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  26. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 2, 2025). "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Rom-Com Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  27. ^ Tai, Anita (September 16, 2025). "NYCC to Screen Trigun Stargaze Anime's World Premiere, You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Anime's Early Preview". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  28. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 25, 2023). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
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