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

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S1 E12 · Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is a comedy anime series that premiered on TV Tokyo on January 6, 2026. It has 1 season and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 12 "Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com", aired on March 24, 2026.

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!

  • Comedy
  • Animation

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Episodes

12 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2026 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 7 months ago

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  1. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E12 still E12

    12. Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Finale

    It's Sports Day, and Eiyu takes on the impossible challenge of choosing who he really loves.

  2. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E11 still E11

    11. Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Shio and Eiyu talk it out, and Eiyu has an epiphany.

  3. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E10 still E10

    10. Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won`t Start a Rom-Com

    Eiyu is confused after being kissed by Haru and Shio. Shio and Eiyu become sports day committee members.

  4. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E9 still E9

    9. An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Eiyu, Shio, and Akari find out their childhood friend Haru is a girl.

  5. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E8 still E8

    8. Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Shio tells Eiyu she can't make the fireworks. Haru makes her first appearance.

  6. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E7 still E7

    7. Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Eiyu consults Runako about Akari. Akari and Shio admit to each other their feelings for Eiyu.

  7. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E6 still E6

    6. Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Eiyu, Shio, Akari, and Runako go to the beach. Eiyu and Akari get left behind and spend the night together.

  8. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E5 still E5

    5. Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Akari eats very spicy curry bread. Eiyu ends up in the bath with the three of them. Shio studies with Eiyu.

  9. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E4 still E4

    4. Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Runako moves back into the neighborhood for school and will live with Eiyu temporarily.

  10. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E3 still E3

    3. Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Shio and Akari find out Eiyu reads rom-coms.

  11. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E2 still E2

    2. Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Eiyu runs into Shio on the bus and then runs into Akari on his way home.

  12. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! S1 E1 still E1

    1. Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

    Shio and Akari, Eiyu's childhood friends, each try to get his attention in their own twisted way.

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

Will there be new episodes of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!?

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 24, 2026.

When did the latest episode of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! come out?

The most recent episode of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!, Season 1 Episode 12 "Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com", aired on March 24, 2026.

How many seasons of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! are there?

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! has 1 season with 12 episodes in total.

When did You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! first air?

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! first aired on TV Tokyo on January 6, 2026.

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