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! / WataNareSummary
"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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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 5
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 2 h (5 × 24 min)
- Season
- Winter 2026
- Start date
- January 1, 2026
- End date
- January 1, 2026
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Light novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- studio MOTHER
- Romaji title
- Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine!
- English title
- There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~
- Native title
- 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！〜
- Other titles
- WataNare
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Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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Characters 6
Main characters
- Mai Ouzuka王塚真唯Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- AB
Height: 167 cm (5'6") Mai is gifted academically and athletically, and Renako describes her as the pinnacle of beauty. Mai is arrogant and forthright, owing to her status as the school's Madonna. Though she is polite in general, when she is alone with Renako, she is very open and persistent with her desires. She has a tendency to act on a whim. The day…
- Renako Amaori甘織れな子Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- A
Height: 158 cm (5'2") At school, Renako acts bright and sociable. However, while she enjoys talking with her classmates, this is only a front, and her "true self" is gloomy and negative. In middle school, Renako declined an invitation to go out with her classmates, causing them to reject her. Renako spent the rest of middle school as a hikikomori as a…
- Satsuki Koto琴紗月Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- A
Height: 165 cm (5'5") Satsuki is a blunt, serious, and headstrong person. Despite her beautiful appearance, she has a cold personality and an unapproachable aura that makes it difficult to connect with her.
- Ajisai Sena瀬名紫陽花Main
Profile
- Age
- 15-
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- O
Height: 158 cm (5'2") She is sometimes referred to as an "angel" because of her easygoing personality. Sena's parents frequently leave her home to care for her two younger brothers, Kou-kun and Kii-kun. Although she loves her brothers, she grows resentful of the restrictions it places on her freedom as she is left to look after them on a more regular basis.
- Kaho Koyanagi小柳香穗Main
Profile
- Age
- 16-
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- B
Height: 153 cm (5'0") As the group's mascot, Kaho has a playful and fun personality. She enjoys making jokes and has the ability to control the mood of the group. She is referred to as "everyone's little sister" because of her childish personality.
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- Haruna Amaori甘織遥奈Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
She is Renako's younger sister. She is a second-year junior high school student and a member of the badminton club. She is naturally extroverted and athletic, unlike her older sister.
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Natsumi UchinumaDirector
- Teren MikamiOriginal Story
- Eku TakeshimaOriginal Character Design
- Naruhisa ArakawaSeries composition
- Hirokazu KojimaCharacter design
- Yoshiaki FujisawaMusic
- Keito WatanabeArt director
- Yuri TakagiArt director
- Takayuki YamaguchiSound director
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- Takuma MorookaDirector of Photography
- Ichirou ChaenEditing
- Mitsuko SekimotoColor Design
- Seiji KishimotoChief Animation Director (ep 1)
- Katsuhito OomiyaEpisode Director (ep 1)
- Naruhisa ArakawaScript (ep 1)
- Jun KamiyaStoryboard (ep 1)
- Momoka Kajihata2nd Key Animation (ep 5)
- Sadamomo2nd Key Animation (ep 5)
- Manami IshidaAnimation Producer
- Masahiro TakahashiProduction Desk
- Masahiro TakahashiProduction Assistant (ED)
- Takafumi ShiokawaChief Animation Director (ep 1)
- BBKey Animation (OP)
- Adam DmitrzukKey Animation (ep 4)