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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! (2026–present) — comedy · anime · romance on TV Tokyo
About You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends!
You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! is currently between seasons. The show’s most recent episode aired on March 23, 2026, on TV Tokyo.
This anime series, which premiered on January 5, 2026, is a comedy, romance, and slice-of-life story that explores themes of friendship and love. It follows high school freshman Sakai Yonosuke, also known as Eiyu, who is obsessed with romantic comedies about childhood friends. Despite having two childhood friends, Shio and Akari, Yonosuke has resigned himself to the idea that romance is unlikely to happen in real life. The series humorously depicts his interactions and the evolving feelings of those around him, creating a lighthearted look at first crushes and friendship.
The cast includes Takehiro Urao as Yonosuke Sakai, Rin Kusumi as Shio Minamo, and Yū Serizawa as Akari Hiodoshi. Additional characters are Runa "Runako" Tsukimi, played by Sae Hiratsuka, and Haru Hinata, portrayed by Yūki Yamamoto. The show does not have a rated score on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 30 minutes.
You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! episode schedule
12 aired
Aired · 12
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | S1·E12 | Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| March 16, 2026 | S1·E11 | Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| March 9, 2026 | S1·E10 | Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| March 2, 2026 | S1·E9 | An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| February 23, 2026 | S1·E8 | Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| February 16, 2026 | S1·E7 | Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| February 9, 2026 | S1·E6 | Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| February 2, 2026 | S1·E5 | Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| January 26, 2026 | S1·E4 | Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| January 19, 2026 | S1·E3 | Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| January 12, 2026 | S1·E2 | Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
| January 5, 2026 | S1·E1 | Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com |
