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“Two freshmen best friends chase different girls—one shy, one bold—while juggling school life and unrequited love.”
Convenience Store Boy Friends
コンビニカレシ
6.27
9,128 rank · 106,443 viewers · 152 favorites
Romance
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Synopsis
Two freshmen best friends chase different girls—one shy, one bold—while juggling school life and unrequited love.
The lives of high school freshmen Haruki Mishima and Towa Honda revolve around studying, clubs, and girls. Amid their hectic routines, romance is certainly budding for the two best friends. Since childhood, Haruki has been pining over Miharu Mashiki, and a chance encounter at the convenience store reignites his feelings. As for Towa, the class representative Mami Mihashi has caught his eye; but unfortunately for him, his affections are not reciprocated. While Haruki's more reserved approach to pursuing Miharu contrasts Towa's persistence with Mami, love seems to be elusive for both. As the months fly by, only time will tell if romance is in the cards for the duo.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 29 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 29 viewers settled on.
57%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.73
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.73 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 2.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.66
Running avg · Aug 2017 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The art was pleasing to the eye and I grew to genuinely care about the characters, but the narrative felt awfully incomplete by introducing six couples yet focusing only on two, while the painful...”
- 7 “Konbini Kareshi is an enjoyable and cozy watch with a genuinely nice relationship dynamic between the main character and his best friend. However, Haruki comes across as too much of a wimp with...”
- 8 “The character interactions are a compelling draw, and the show succeeds by leaning into the slow-paced, realistic themes I personally enjoy. While the title is misleading and the plot progression...”
Verbosity
Short · 55%
Medium · 31%
Long · 14%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2017 – Sep 2017 Summer 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12659 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- TBS Producer
- chara-ani.com Producer
- Pierrot Plus Producer
- Being Producer
- Gzbrain Producer
- Cocoro Free Producer
- Tosho Printing Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor