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！〜, Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) (Zoku-hen), Watanare, 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, 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!
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!
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.
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
68.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 82.2
- Time since finale - ~4 months since estimated air window ended
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ has a 68% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ be renewed?
- There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ currently scores 68 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~'s renewal probability?
- There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~'s CourScore is 68 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 566 | Jul 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 3 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.48 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,384 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 12,982 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 5 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 86 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 134,654 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 324 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 36,925 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,989 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 724 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 624 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 21,815 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,530 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 48 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 439 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 10,884 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 17 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 935 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 10.31 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 23,426 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 342,067 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |