There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...
Anime
Romance
Runtime
30
Min
Status
Ended
On
Tokyo MX

Renako Amaori is leaving her awkward and lonely junior high school life behind, determined to become a normal girl with normal friends in high school. Glamorous, confident Mai Ouzuka is Renako's total opposite: wealthy, outgoing, and a literal fashion model. Against the odds, the two girls form an immediate connection. Renako thinks she may have found the best friend of her dreams…until Mai's romantic confession sends her into a tailspin. Renako wants to prove to Mai that being BFFs is better than being girlfriends, but Mai is dead set on convincing Renako that they're destined to be lovers.Theatrical movie with the same title, subtitled "Next Shine", released on November 21, 2025 was a direct follow-up to this anime, later split and broadcast as 5 TV special episodes.

Season 1
# Title Airdate
1 Jul 7, 2025
2 Jul 14, 2025
3 Jul 21, 2025
4 Jul 28, 2025
5 Aug 4, 2025
6 Aug 11, 2025
7 Aug 18, 2025
8 Aug 25, 2025
9 Sep 1, 2025
10 Sep 8, 2025
11 Sep 15, 2025
12 Sep 22, 2025