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There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~

わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?)〜ネクストシャイン！〜

Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine!

Binge-ready

Finished airing — 5 episodes, ready to binge.

Format: TV
Season: Winter 2026
Studio: studio MOTHER
Based on: Light novel
Episode length: 24 min
Started: 1 Jan 2026
Ended: 1 Jan 2026
Score: 79/100

Comedy Romance Yuri Female Protagonist Primarily Female Cast Female Harem LGBTQ+ Themes Primarily Teen Cast Polyamorous Otaku Culture

"I want to learn to love myself—just the way I am!" Renako Amaori, a former gloomy and socially awkward girl, reinvented herself for high school and successfully made her debut. She even managed to join the top-tier popular group... only to be suddenly confessed to by two of its brightest stars?! One is the school’s ultimate prince, Mai Oduka. The other, the beloved angel of the campus, Ajisai Sena. There’s no way she can handle both their affections—no freaking way! While still struggling to give them an answer, Renako agrees to help her friend Kaho by joining a cosplay event. It’s the perfect excuse to delay her reply… or so she thought. But as she witnesses Kaho's passion firsthand, something begins to stir inside her. What is it that she truly wants? What is she truly searching for? Can she really not become someone’s lover? Or has that "no freaking way"... not been so impossible after all? (Source: REMOW) Note: The anime first premiered in theaters across Japan on November 21, 2025. It was later split into 5 parts on TV, labelled as episodes 13-17.

Where to watch

Bilibili TV ↗ YouTube ↗ Amazon Prime Video ↗ Trailer ↗

Source material

There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… ↗ · わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?)

Novel · Still publishing · 2020

Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).

Credits, releases and news

Staff

Director: Natsumi Uchinuma
Original creator: Teren Mikami
Character Design: kojikoji
Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Art Director: Keito Watanabe, Yuri Takagi
Chief Animation Director: Tadashi Sakazaki, Seiji Kishimoto, Takashi Shiokawa