You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (2026)

Original title

幼馴染とはラブコメにならない

Genre

romantic comedy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

15+

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school boy finds himself in a love triangle with two childhood friends. The series plays with romantic comedy tropes while the characters try to figure out their feelings.

playfulself-awarelightheartedcomedicbittersweetnostalgicquirkymetacheeky

What happens

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 was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website from March 2022 to June 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions aired from January to March 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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