On Tuesday, the yuri romantic comedy novel series "There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover!" (WATANARE) was revealed with its key visual, additional cast, full promotional video, and July 7 premiere date. The video showcases the opening theme song "Muri Muri Evolution" (The Impossible Theory of Evolution) by Akari Nanawo and the ending theme song "Mayocchauwa" (I'm Confused) by Philosophy no Dance.
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Mayu Sagara joins the cast as Haruna Amaori, Renako's younger sister.
On July 7 at 11:00 p.m., the anime will be shown on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and BS11 in Japan at 25:00 JST. Following its Japanese broadcast, its global streaming will become available soon after.
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The anime stars:
- Kanna Nakamura as Renako Amaori - Saori Ōnishi as Mai Ouzuka - Yukari Anzai as Ajisai Sena - Kana Ichinose as Satsuki Koto - Takako Tanaka as Kaho Koyanagi
Mitsuko Sekimoto serves as the lead artist responsible for selecting colors in the production. Meanwhile, Yuri Takagi and Keito Watanabe are directing the artwork. Takuma Morooka oversees photography composition, while Ichiro Chaen manages editing. Lastly, Takayuki Yamaguchi handles sound direction in this project.
Seven Seas is releasing the novels and its manga adaptation in English, and it describes the story:
A high school yuri comedy about fake dating, real dating, competitive dating–and one very overwhelmed girl who's accidentally doing all three at once?!
Renako Amaori, who feels uncomfortable in her junior high school environment, aspires to become a typical high school girl with friends like Mai Ouzuka. Mai Ouzuka, on the other hand, is confident, wealthy, and a fashion model. Despite their differences, they quickly form a bond. Renako believes she has found her ideal best friend, but Mai's romantic confession causes Renako to question their friendship. Renako tries to convince Mai that being friends is better than being romantic partners, while Mai insists that they are meant to be lovers. Let the love triangle unfold!
In February 2020, the first volume of Mikami's "If You Could See Love" was released as part of Shueisha's Dash X Bunko label, featuring illustrations by Eku Takushima. Additionally, Musshu was launched around the same time. ( link ) In May 2020, Nico Nico Seiga published its manga adaptation for the Dash X Comic section on its website under Shueisha.