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

“Shy girl fakes extroversion, befriends model Mai, who confesses love—now they test friendship vs. romance.”

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

7.7
1,404 rank · 98,253 viewers · 970 favorites
Comedy Girls Love Harem School
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Summer 2025 · studio MOTHER · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Shy girl fakes extroversion, befriends model Mai, who confesses love—now they test friendship vs. romance.

Seeing everyone else enjoying their youth, socially anxious Renako Amaori is dead set on becoming an extroverted girl. Despite her reclusive past, she changes her appearance, practices conversation, and enrolls in a high school free of anyone that would know her. While she is quickly able to befriend the famous model Mai Ouzuka, after Renako joins her friend group, she realizes pretending to be a completely different person is no easy feat. Soon, Renako and Mai have a heart-to-heart and share their troubles with each other. After the sincere discussion, Renako truly believes they could become best friends. The very next day, however, the unthinkable happens—Mai confesses her love to Renako! Although Renako is not interested in dating, Mai insists the two begin hanging out alternately as friends and a couple, while figuring out which type of relationship suits them better. Determined to create a blissful friendship, Renako tries her best to convince the stubborn Mai. However, Renako herself might have a change of heart as Mai's advances continue to get bolder.

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Community consensus

Derived from 45 sampled reviews

7.3 /10

What 45 viewers settled on.

75% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 10 σ 2.37
1510
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Polarized

σ 2.37 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.4 pts

Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.4

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Score over time

↓ 0.71

Running avg · Jul 2025 → Mar 2026

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Production slate

A Tv Production · Summer 2025

studio MOTHER.
in association with

Half H.P Studio · Shueisha

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2025 – Sep 2025 Summer 2025
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-27567 catalog

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