Crunchyroll has officially acquired the upcoming anime You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! for worldwide streaming, excluding Asia. The series is set to debut on the platform in 2026.
As part of the announcement, Crunchyroll confirmed that the very first episode will premiere early at New York Comic Con 2025. The screening will take place on Sunday, October 12, during the “Crunchyroll Premieres Round 2” panel.
Official Trailer:
Key Visual:

MAIN CAST:
Rin Kusumi as Shio Minamo
Yu Serizawa as Akari Hiodoshi
Sae Hiratsuka as Runa Tsukimi
Crunchyroll describes You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! anime as follows:
Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Shio and Akari, his two childhood friends who go to the same high school, are too cute! They have no intentions, but if they find out that he is the only one looking at them sexually now that they’ve grown up… it would be so embarrassing! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets…? It’s too tantalizing!! Complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet, impatient, and twisted love triangle romantic comedy
Source: Press Release
©Shinya Misu, KODANSHA/ We Want to be in a Rom-com with Our Childhood Friends Partners
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