“Childhood friends play "I love you" game for years until real feelings complicate their rivalry.”
I Want to End This Love Game
愛してるゲームを終わらせたい
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Synopsis
Childhood friends play "I love you" game for years until real feelings complicate their rivalry.
In sixth grade, childhood friends Yukiya Asagi and Miku Sakura created a game with the objective to embarrass the other person by taking turns saying "I love you." Four years later, even as they are entering high school, the two are still trying to one-up the other and claim victory. However, as tender feelings begin to bloom in their hearts, the simple phrase has taken on new meaning beyond the rules of their game. With the passing of each day, the urge to become more than childhood friends grows—but both Yukiya and Miku resist making the first move, hesitant about what is in store once the game finally ends.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 3.03 · split reception
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.0
↑ 1.75
Running avg · May 2026 → May 2026
- 7 “"For the love of God, can you please just kiss already???" That's the feeling I get when I watch the episodes. It's a cliché story of childhood friends who love each other intensely, but because of...”
- 10 “This anime reminds me of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, but something about the writing and inner dialogue spacing feels a bit different. I’m not sure if it’s the writing itself or the timing, but...”
- 2 “Started this hoping for a cute Kaguya-sama-inspired rom-com, got an incredibly mid show with weird and bad pacing, concept, plot, and characters instead. The "I love you game" is a deeply, deeply...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2026 – Jun 2026 Spring 2026
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-28616 catalog
Produced by
- Nikkatsu Producer
- Ai Addiction Producer
- /companies/company_wLJm5rolGXgqskx2ZEbz2OK6 Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Kadokawa Media House Producer
- BS Asahi Producer
- Hike Producer
- NK Animation Producer