Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai

Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai (Japanese: 幼馴染とはラブコメにならない, Hepburn: Osananajimi to wa Rabu Kome ni Naranai; lit. 'It won't Become a Romcom with Childhood Friends') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinya Misu. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website in March 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions is scheduled to premiere in 2026.

Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai
First tankōbon volume cover
幼馴染とはラブコメにならない (Osananajimi to wa Rabu Kome ni Naranai)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Shinya Misu
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Magazine Pocket
Original run	March 22, 2022 – present
Volumes	16
Anime television series
Studio	Tezuka Productions
Original run	2026 – scheduled

Characters

Shio Minamo (水萌 汐, Minamo Shio)

Voiced by: Rin Kusumi^[2]

Akari Hiodoshi (火威 灯, Hiodoshi Akari)

Voiced by: Yū Serizawa^[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shinya Misu, Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on March 22, 2022.^[4] The series' chapters have been collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of June 2025.^[5]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	August 9, 2022[6]	978-4-06-528636-4
2	October 7, 2022[7]	978-4-06-529415-4
3	December 9, 2022[8]	978-4-06-529943-2
4	February 9, 2023[9]	978-4-06-530623-9
5	May 9, 2023[10]	978-4-06-531563-7
6	July 7, 2023[11]	978-4-06-532176-8
7	September 8, 2023[12]	978-4-06-532885-9
8	December 7, 2023[13]	978-4-06-533511-6
9	February 8, 2024[14]	978-4-06-534555-9
10	April 9, 2024[15]	978-4-06-535167-3
11	July 9, 2024[16]	978-4-06-536121-4
12	September 9, 2024[17]	978-4-06-536759-9
13	November 8, 2024[18]	978-4-06-537419-1
14	February 7, 2025[19]	978-4-06-538404-6
15	April 9, 2025[20]	978-4-06-539049-8
16	June 9, 2025[5]	978-4-06-539755-8
17	September 9, 2025[21]	978-4-06-540689-2

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 3, 2025. The series is produced by Tezuka Productions and is set to premiere in 2026.^[22]

Reception

The series was nominated for the ninth Next Manga Awards in the web category.^[23]