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“Awkward girl befriends glamorous model, but faces romantic confession turning friendship into love battle.”
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!?)
7.53
3,031 rank · 16,061 readers · 310 favorites
Harem
School
Comedy
Girls Love
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Synopsis
Awkward girl befriends glamorous model, but faces romantic confession turning friendship into love battle.
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)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
5.7
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
38%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 3
σ 2.79
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.79 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.7 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.6
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.30
Running avg · Apr 2021 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The character building for the heroines and the MC is quite strong, and I particularly enjoy the narrative structure where problems create a chain of interconnected conflicts. However, the art...”
- 10 “Watanare is an incredibly fun manga adaptation that expertly blends funny, saucy, and dramatic moments into an entertaining yuri harem experience. While it lacks a compelling, deep story and...”
- 9 “This manga offers a uniquely satisfying and happy portrayal of a relationship that perfectly balances the intimacy of lovers with the comfort of best friends. There are no notable criticisms to be...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 30%
Long · 20%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published May 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M54393 catalog