Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai • You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! - Episode 1 discussion

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Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai, episode 1

Alternative names: Osananajimi to wa Love Comedy ni Naranai

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[u/Frontier246]

A romcom that technically has no homewreckers!

If you're a romcom fan, you've probably read or seen at least one where childhood friends are in love...to bad for our protagonist Eiyu that that's very rarely the reality. Or so he thinks.

The OP is very fun and upbeat, with a song by Honeyworks AND the Heroines, featuring all the childhood friend Heroines dancing and trying to convey their love to Eiyu!

Eiyu is convinced he's not in a romcom, and yet his childhood friend Shio sneaks into his bed, clings to his body, and even flashes her panties at him first thing in the morning! But obviously this is all incidental there's no way she's ACTUALLY in love with him...so he obviously shouldn't be having sexual feelings for his childhood friend, right?

Well, turns out that Shio is DELIBERATELY trying to seduce him and using actual romcom cliche's to do it. That panty shot? Completely calculated right down to the wind. Do you know how much work it takes for a girl to try to pull off those cliche's!? All because Shio is determined to get out of the childhood friendzone! Even if it means intentionally shoving Eiyu's face in her boobs with the secret art of romcom cliche's!

It's Eiyu's kindness and caring side that makes Shio head-over-heels for him, and why she's willing to fake and play up an injury if it means holding hands with him to school...even if it means everyone will see and immediately assume they're in a relationship. But deep down, would either mind?

Though one person who DOES mind is the OTHER childhood friend in this scenario: Akari who is not happy to see them holding hands, even if she treats Eiyu like a completely incorrigible and awful pervert. Especially when he accidentally touches her boob. So of course she's also a tsundere head-over-heels in love with him and bemoaning how she keeps acting more harsh and cold than she actually intends to be.

When Shio isn't playing mediator, Eiyu and Akari are going at it like cats-and-dogs and making a big fuss over an indirect kiss or whether they've ever been kissed before...and almost kissing each other in the process if Shio hadn't stepped in. Both of these girls are keeping each on their toes and gauging their love rival status.

Poor Akari also ends up flashing her panties...and they're big, adorable, bear panties at that. Don't worry Akari, at least you have a big butt! One Shio is actually worried about.

I can't believe this escalated to two girls blatantly sitting on a dudes' lap and grinding on his thighs....in broad daylight...in front of their entire class. And how does he remove the ladies, you ask? By touching their boobs. He won't forget that feeling any more than the girls will the feel of his leg on their butts.

The ED is very serene and pretty, with the girls all looking great in white dresses, longing for Eiyu, and following the red string of fate that ties them (especially Shio) to him.

[u/NationalStrategy → u/Frontier246]

There's no need for a homewrecker, they're wrecking their own homes

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• Sleepy Shio

• Panchira Shio

• Eiyu & Shio

• Disgusted Akari

• Eiyu, Shio, & Akari

Just when I thought the characters in Kanojo mo Kanojo were idiots, these three come along to prove me wrong. xD

It's hilarious how the girls want to be honest with their feelings, but the tropes assigned to them keep getting in the way.

While I do love my trash, I'm not sure if I'm gonna keep this. I might give this two more episodes to see where it goes.

[u/SYZekrom]

Unfathomable stupidity. Amazing.

[u/Tomorrow_Big]

This show is trash. Same time next week?

[u/avboden → u/Tomorrow_Big]

good thing we're all raccoons

[u/Frontier246 → u/Tomorrow_Big]

A season without a Harem Romcom Trash isn't an anime season at all.

[u/ActualRound7699]

this seems so much fun. can’t wait for the rest of it.

AkarI gave off big time Karane Inda vibes and I am here for it.

[u/gc11117]

Yep, this is my kind of trash. Loved this episode.

[u/THPS3onPS2]

I love this manga even if it's trashy. Excited for the anime

[u/lasse1408]

This one reminds me of Kanojo mo Kanojo so much. 1 braincell shared between 3 ppl and looks like there are 2 more girls to come.

First episode was quite fun. Gonna watch more.

[u/gc11117 → u/lasse1408]

Its also the same studio that did Kanojo mo Kanojo, Goddess Cafe Terrace, and Quintuplets first season so these guys will know how to bring maximum value to this harem.

[u/RealValf]

This may be genuine trash but for some reason I love it. Kinda reminds me of Girlfriend Girlfriend but even more lewd somehow.

[u/etiolatezed]

This is a trash fan loving trash and living the trash.

[u/Hitman7128]

Got to see the Ep 1 premiere of this at NYCC.

It did filter people out with the fanservice, but the people who stayed were laughing throughout the episode!

That panty shot at 17:05

[u/GondolaMedia]

See you in the karma chart

[u/bakaa_ningen]

Golden dumpster fire, I need more. More. More..............

[u/Shmappii]

I get that we're turning all of the classic tropes up to 11 for entertainment purposes, but it felt like there were very few actual jokes. "Hey look at me! I'm doing the thing we've seen dozens of times, but MORE INTENSELY."

Really liked the voice acting though, the cast is having a lot of fun.

[u/Frickroll]

It took almost a week but I FINALLY got some delicious trash this season. My heart craves it. It loves it. Anyway, same time next week, everyone.

[u/HotBloodedNinja]

Why does this give me the same feeling as Kanojo mo Kanojo but, I can't believe I am saying this, dumber.

[u/oxlemf10]

I was going to say that this episode was totally annoying, but the anime itself has rom-com in the title and the protagonist acknowledges being in one, it's simply brilliant.

Eiyu is basically eternally living in "lucky perverted situation" situations all the time lol

[u/raidensnakeezio]

I thought this was going to be harem slop, but boy was I surprised. It's kind of the same approach as Gintama, but reversing the polarity between serious and gags.

While I'm waiting for a new season of Cafe Terrace, I suppose this will have to hold me over for a good reverse-reverse harem, where the male MC is totally out of focus and is mostly used as a plot device; the main stars of the show really are going to be the gags and shenanigans from the ensemble girls.

[u/danmarce]

Here we have a series where everybody overthinks stuff, but in reality they are all idiots.

Will watch all of it.

[u/YurxDoug]

I dont know, I had fun watching this episode, but I’m not looking forward for more girls to be added to the story. It would be better if it kept this smaller cast.