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

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

"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 will later be split into 5 parts on TV.

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    5

  • Status

    NOT_YET_RELEASED

  • Popularity

    5155

  • Favourites

    46

  • Studios

    studio MOTHER

  • Producers

  • Source

    LIGHT_NOVEL

  • Genres

    Comedy, Romance
  • Romaji

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

  • English

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

  • Native

    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!〜

Tags

  • Yuri

    90%

  • Female Protagonist

    86%

  • Primarily Female Cast

    84%

  • LGBTQ+ Themes

    84%

  • Urban

    79%

  • Polyamorous

    79%

  • Female Harem

    76%

  • School

    60%

  • Primarily Teen Cast

    60%

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Characters

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Staff

1 / 13
  • Teren Mikami

    Teren Mikami

    Original Story

  • Eku Takeshima

    Eku Takeshima

    Original Character Design

  • Naruhisa Arakawa

    Naruhisa Arakawa

    Script

  • Naruhisa Arakawa

    Naruhisa Arakawa

    Series Composition

  • Yoshiaki Fujisawa

    Yoshiaki Fujisawa

    Music

  • Keito Watanabe

    Keito Watanabe

    Art Director

  • Takuma Morooka

    Takuma Morooka

    Director of Photography

  • Ichirou Chaen

    Ichirou Chaen

    Editing

  • Yuri Takagi

    Yuri Takagi

    Art Director

  • Hirokazu Kojima

    Hirokazu Kojima

    Character Design

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