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

Name: You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Cast: Rin Kusumi, Yu Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka, Takehiro Urao, Yuuki Yamamoto

2026, Japanese, on TV Tokyo & TV Aichi.

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!

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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Episode length: 24 min
Status: Ended in 2026

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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is streaming on Crunchyroll in India.

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Availability in India as of 14 November 2026. Streaming data by JustWatch.

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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

Aired 24 March 2026

Seasons 1

Season 1

2026 · 12 episodes · 7.0/10

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First aired: 6 January 2026
Last aired: 24 March 2026
Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
Original title: 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Type: Scripted

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What You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is based on

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is based on You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!, a manga series, published by Shōnen Magazine Comics.

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You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
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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 and 12 episodes, about 24 minutes each.

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

Yes. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! ended in 2026, so you can watch the whole story.

Which OTT platform is You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! on?

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is streaming on Crunchyroll in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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What is You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! based on?

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is based on You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!, a manga series, published by Shōnen Magazine Comics.