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Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine!
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Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine!, 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！〜, Default, Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) (Zoku-hen), Synonym, Watanare, Japanese, 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!?) 続編, English, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... (Sequel), Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) (2026), 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！～, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless..., Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) (TV Special), There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless…: Next Shine, Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine!

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

Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※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 was later split into 5 parts on TV, labelled as episodes 13-17.

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61.3

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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 minutes ago

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  • Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 78.8
  • Time since finale - ~2 months since estimated air window ended
  • Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~6,203 followers
Runway
Ok

Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.

Financial & Commercial68
Production Feasibility73
Audience Reception79
Strategic Priors29
Fandom Engagement1

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SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
youtubesubscribers totalGLOBAL580May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 7dGLOBAL25May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 7dGLOBAL24,704May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
malcompletedGLOBAL21,470Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL10,621Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL1,920Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubechannel views totalGLOBAL397,503May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 30dGLOBAL24,704May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL567Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL80Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsufavoritesGLOBAL1Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbvote countGLOBAL42Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL393Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL80.62Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL77.2Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarksscore meanJP78Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsurating rankGLOBAL674Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 30dGLOBAL25May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA12May 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL20,041Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL3Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarksmark countJP1,652Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbpopularityGLOBAL8.45Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdatesbayesian ratingGLOBAL6.71May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM