The BEST episodes of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! season 1

Every episode of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of You Can't Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! season 1!

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!

Last Updated: 4/27/2026Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended
Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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7.13
16 votes

#1 - Since I'm the Big Brother to the Little-Sister Type, Growing up Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2026

Runako moves back into the neighborhood for school and will live with Eiyu temporarily.

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Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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7.11
18 votes

#2 - Admiring Them? Feeling Lonely? School at Night? Fantasizing? Old Promises? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2026

Shio and Akari find out Eiyu reads rom-coms.

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Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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7.06
16 votes

#3 - Extra Extra Hot? Finals Done? Bath Scene? Things Will Never Change? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2026

Akari eats very spicy curry bread. Eiyu ends up in the bath with the three of them. Shio studies with Eiyu.

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Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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7.00
14 votes

#4 - Summer Beach? Looking Away? Spent the Night? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2026

Eiyu, Shio, Akari, and Runako go to the beach. Eiyu and Akari get left behind and spend the night together.

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Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.86
28 votes

#5 - Road to School? Indirect Kiss? Butt on Lap? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2026

Shio and Akari, Eiyu's childhood friends, each try to get his attention in their own twisted way.

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Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.81
21 votes

#6 - Full Bus? Drenched in Rain? Feelings Exposed? Admiring Them? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2026

Eiyu runs into Shio on the bus and then runs into Akari on his way home.

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Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.69
13 votes

#7 - Relationship Talk? Sharing Half? Festival Vibes? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2026

Eiyu consults Runako about Akari. Akari and Shio admit to each other their feelings for Eiyu.

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An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.67
12 votes

#8 - An Unfamiliar Girl Who's Your "Guy Friend"? But if You Laugh, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2026

Eiyu, Shio, and Akari find out their childhood friend Haru is a girl.

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Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.67
9 votes

#9 - Feeling the Afterglow Kiss After Kiss? Become a Sports Day Committee Member? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2026

Eiyu is confused after being kissed by Haru and Shio. Shio and Eiyu become sports day committee members.

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Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.53
15 votes

#10 - Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2026

Shio tells Eiyu she can't make the fireworks.

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Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.44
9 votes

#11 - Scared? Lost Something? Let off Steam on Sports Day? Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2026

Shio and Eiyu talk it out, and Eiyu has an epiphany.

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Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com
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6.20
10 votes

#12 - Did the Three-Legged Race and Feel a Little Naughty? Then Doing the Scavenger Hunt Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2026

It's Sports Day, and Eiyu takes on the impossible challenge of choosing who he really loves.

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