There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless…
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...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!?）
Overview
Renako Amaori is leaving her awkward and lonely junior high school life behind, determined to become a normal girl with normal friends in high school. Glamorous, confident Mai Ouzuka is Renako’s total opposite: wealthy, outgoing, and a literal fashion model. Against the odds, the two girls form an immediate connection. Renako thinks she may have found the best friend of her dreams…until Mai’s romantic confession sends her into a tailspin. Renako wants to prove to Mai that being BFFs is better than being girlfriends, but Mai is dead set on convincing Renako that they’re destined to be lovers.
Cast
Kanna Nakamura
Saori Onishi
Yukari Anzai
Kana Ichinose
Takako Tanaka
Mayu Sagara
Crew
Naruhisa Arakawa
Natsumi Uchinuma
Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Hirokazu Kojima
Takashi Shiokawa
Kino Tokino
Keinosuke Ami
Mitsuko Sekimoto
Keito Watanabe
Takuma Morooka
Takayuki Yamaguchi
Ichiro Chaen
Akari Nanawo
Mariri Okutsu
Taeko Hori
Toshiyuki Yahagi
Chiharu Hara
Hisao Ishii
Shohei Konaka
Takahiro Ishiyama
Hayato Kurohiji
Teren Mikami
Hitoshi Kawamura
Keita Kodama
Eiji Maesaka
Naoki Minabe
Makoto Oyoshi
Takashi Hanada
Mizuka Ueda
Takanori Tanaka
Gua Jingling
Kohei Honda
Yuri Takagi
Yuri Takagi
Kana Arai
Seasons
Specials
Season 1
Main Title: Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (*Muri ja Nakatta!?)
Official Title (English): There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless…
Official Title (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!?)
Official Title (Chinese): 我們不可能成為戀人！絕對不行。（※似乎可行？）
Official Title (Chinese): 我怎么可能成为你的恋人，不行不行！(※不是不可能！？)
Short: murimuri, watanare, わたなれ
Type: TV Series
Episodes: 12
Episode Duration: 24 mins
Status: Finished
Start Date: Jul 8, 2025
End Date: Sep 23, 2025
Season: Summer 2025
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Yuri, School, Female Harem, LGBTQ+ Themes, Love Triangle, Polyamorous, Psychosexual, Urban, Video Games, Rehabilitation, Nudity, Yandere, Age Regression, Hikikomori
Original Work: Mikami Teren
Direction: Uchinuma Natsumi
Series Composition: Arakawa Naruhisa
Character Design: Kojikoji
Chief Animation Direction: Ami Keinosuke, Arai Tatsuya, Kaneko Misaki, Kishimoto Seiji, Moriya Haruki, Nii Manabu, Sakazaki Tadashi, Shiokawa Takashi, Suzuki Asuka, Tokino Kino
Music: Fujisawa Yoshiaki
Animation Work: Studio Mother
Studios: Studio Mother
Producers: Shueisha DeNA Projects, Shueisha, REMOW
Source: Light Novel
Hashtag: #わたなれアニメ #WATANARE
Renako Amaori, a shy high school girl, aims to shed her reclusive past by enrolling in a new school and adopting a bold new persona. Her plan seems to work when she befriends the popular Mai Ouzuka, but things take a dramatic turn when Mai confesses her romantic feelings. Caught off guard, Renako agrees to an unusual arrangement: they’ll alternate between being friends and lovers to see what fits best. As Renako navigates Mai’s bold advances and her own conflicting feelings, she encounters a colorful cast of characters, including a female harem and intricate love triangles. Packed with comedy, yuri romance, and themes of self-discovery, this 12-episode series from Studio Mother explores love, identity, and the challenges of youth.
