There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... poster

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (2025)

Animation · Comedy · Romance

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (847 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

8.25 avg 17 episodes 7.7 → 9.0 24 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Koibito toka, zettai ni muri!	7.7	202
2	Hajimete no kisu kande, muri!	8.2	180
3	Muriyari nande, dame muri!	8.0	164
4	Mai nante, yappari murimuri! (*Muri janakatta!?)	8.0	156
5	Koibito toka, zettai ni muri! Sono 2	7.5	150
6	Futari dake no himitsu ga ô sugite, mô muri!	8.1	153
7	Shuraba toka, dô agaite mo muri!	7.7	144
8	Kanzen shôri suru nante, muri muri!	7.9	145
9	Ajisai-san no otaku hômon toka, muri!	7.6	134
10	Futari kiri no ryokô nante, muri!?	8.1	140
11	Itsumademo kono mama de iru no wa, muri?	7.9	137
12	Natsuyasumi ga mô owaru! muri!	8.2	145
13	Kaho-chan to nakayoku wa, muri!?	9.0	85
14	Hajimete no kosupure wa yabai muri!	9.1	82
15	Yuenchi dêto nante, muri!	9.0	81
16	Kon'na sutêji, watashi ni wa muri!	9.2	84
17	Watashi ga koibito ni nareru wake naijan, muri muri! (*Muri janakatta!?)	9.0	94