There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...(2025)
What happened to just being friends?
Overview
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.
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Season 1
12 episodes • 2025Avg: 8.0Golden Era
Season 1
12 episodes • 2025Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girlfriends? No Freaking Way! | Jul 8, 2025 | 7.0 |
| 2 | First Kiss?! No Freaking Way! | Jul 15, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 3 | You Can't Freaking Force Me! | Jul 22, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Mai?! No Freaking Way! (...Or Maybe?) | Jul 29, 2025 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Girlfriends? No Freaking Way! (Round 2) | Aug 5, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Too Many Freaking Secrets! | Aug 12, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 7 | No Freaking Way I’m Surviving This Mess! | Aug 19, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 8 | A Perfect Win? No Freaking Way! | Aug 26, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Visiting Ajisai’s House? No Freaking Way! | Sep 2, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 10 | A Trip With Just the Two of Us?! No Way! | Sep 9, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Is There No Way We Can Stay Like This? | Sep 16, 2025 | 8.0 |
| 12 | No Freaking Way Summer Break Is Over! | Sep 23, 2025 | 9.0 |
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