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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
62.7
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 5 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 80.5
- Time since finale - ~7 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 63/100 renewal signal score. 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 63 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- 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 63 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 signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 79 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 674 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 23,817 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 948 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 365 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 524 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 755 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.38 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 25,859 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 39,837 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 11,241 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,035 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 21 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 4,613 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 55 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.45 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,543 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 80 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 79 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 13.22 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 135,796 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -17 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 5,214 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 65 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 13,017 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 351,389 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |