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“Awkward girl Renako and glamorous Mai clash over friendship vs romance in high school love games.”
There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...
わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?)
8.12
655 rank · 3,546 readers · 130 favorites
Harem
School
Comedy
Girls Love
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Synopsis
Awkward girl Renako and glamorous Mai clash over friendship vs romance in high school love games.
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. Let the love games begin! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 2.83
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.83 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jun 2022 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Now this is peak. Well, maybe not if you like deep, nuanced characters and a complex, finely woven plot. Or hate harems. Traditionally, I dislike harems, but make it yuri, and I'm sold. Combine...”
- 10 “(What's wrong with this human, giving out 10s like it's nothing? Nah, who cares, I won't lie about my instinct, I love it, I give it a 10 and a review for promotion, alrighty) Ah, yes, our...”
- 4 “The same author as Aritoto, using the same dynamics in a yuri story: some sort of wager/competition between a normal/average girl (Renako) and a seemingly bright and untouchable girl (Mai), written...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Feb 2020 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M54120 catalog