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“Yuu reunites with his childhood friend after ten years, hoping for romance, but discovers she's already in a relationship.”
I Can't Choose a Childhood Friend
幼馴染をえらべない！
7.25
5,891 rank · 4,397 readers · 16 favorites
Shounen
Harem
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Yuu reunites with his childhood friend after ten years, hoping for romance, but discovers she's already in a relationship.
For Yuu Suzukaze, reuniting with the childhood friend he adored feels like a dream come true. After ten long years apart, they can finally enjoy high school life together. But it turns out, this girl isn't exactly "single"! (Source: Square Enix)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.76
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.76 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
0.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 7.0
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Score over time
↑ 0.50
Running avg · Sep 2024 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It was... not that interesting. The protagonist is essentially exactly the same person as Aijou Rentarou(100GF), with essentially the exactly same plot. It is quite literally the 'You will...”
- 7 “Imagine "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You" but every girlfriend is the same person, that's this manga. Basically MC's love interest got split apart due to a...”
- 7 “You can't be mad at me if I pick you. Story I personal like the angle of this harem. With the success of 100 girlfriends, it is nice to see unique attempts to bring harem back from the dead and the...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 17%
Long · 17%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 18 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 24m approx
- Published Jul 2024 – Jan 2026
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M76695 catalog