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.

Plot Yonosuke Sakai has two childhood friends who are close to him: Shio Minamo and Akari Hiodoshi. As they have gotten older, he starts to see them in a different light, much to his chagrin as he wants to remain childhood friends with them. A love triangle forms between the three, with Yonosuke finding it difficult to balance their feelings with the secrets they keep from each other.

Characters

The protagonist, who is childhood friends with Shio, Akari, Runa and Haru. He doesn't want to fall in love with anyone, let alone his childhood friends, and is very frustrated with how the girls want to deepen their relationship with him, something he desperately tries to avoid at all costs.

Yonosuke's childhood friend. Because her house and Yonosuke's are next to each other, she would often sneak into his house. She is attached to him.

Yonosuke's childhood friend. Although she used to be close to Yonosuke, lately she has acted cold towards him. She has liked him for a long time and is worried that Shio will steal him from her.

Yonosuke's childhood friend. Because she is younger than him by a year, she acts like a little sister around him.

Yonosuke's childhood friend. She is an ace of track and field. Yonosuke mistakes her for a boy during childhood due to her tomboyish appearance.

Media Manga Written and illustrated by Shinya Misu, You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website from March 22, 2022 to June 2, 2026. The series' chapters have been collected into twenty-one volumes released from August 9, 2022 to July 9, 2026.

In November 2025, the series was added to Kodansha's K Manga service.

Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 3, 2025. It is produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by , with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, who also wrote the scripts with Mayumi Morita, and characters designed by Reina Iwasaki. The series aired from January 6 to March 24, 2026 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by HoneyWorks alongside Rin Kusumi, Yū Serizawa, , and as the main characters, and the ending theme song is , performed by Hikari Kodama. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and broadcasts it on Aniplus Asia.

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Reception The series was nominated for the ninth Next Manga Awards in the web category.

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