Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine!

Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?): Next Shine! cover

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Format
TV
Episodes
5
Episode Duration
24 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
1-1-2026
End Date
1-1-2026
Season
winter 2026
Average Score
8
Mean Score
8.1
Studios
studio MOTHER
Source
light novel
Genres
Comedy Romance

"I want to learn to love myself—just the way I am!" Renako Amaori, a former gloomy and socially awkward girl, reinvented herself for high school and successfully made her debut. She even managed to join the top-tier popular group... only to be suddenly confessed to by two of its brightest stars?! One is the school’s ultimate prince, Mai Oduka. The other, the beloved angel of the campus, Ajisai Sena. There’s no way she can handle both their affections—no freaking way!



While still struggling to give them an answer, Renako agrees to help her friend Kaho by joining a cosplay event. It’s the perfect excuse to delay her reply… or so she thought. But as she witnesses Kaho's passion firsthand, something begins to stir inside her. What is it that she truly wants? What is she truly searching for?



Can she really not become someone’s lover? Or has that "no freaking way"... not been so impossible after all?



(Source: REMOW)



Note: The anime first premiered in theaters across Japan on November 21, 2025. It was later split into 5 parts on TV, labelled as episodes 13-17.

Relations

Characters

Renako Amaori

Renako Amaori

main

Kanna Nakamura

Japanese

Kanna Nakamura
Mai Ouzuka

Mai Ouzuka

main

Saori Oonishi

Japanese

Saori Oonishi
Satsuki Koto

Satsuki Koto

main

Kana Ichinose

Japanese

Kana Ichinose
Ajisai Sena

Ajisai Sena

main

Yukari Anzai

Japanese

Yukari Anzai
Kaho Koyanagi

Kaho Koyanagi

main

Takako Tanaka

Japanese

Takako Tanaka
Haruna Amaori

Haruna Amaori

supporting

Mayu Sagara

Japanese

Mayu Sagara

Staff

Teren Mikami

Teren Mikami

Original Story

Eku Takeshima

Eku Takeshima

Original Character Design

Natsumi Uchinuma

Natsumi Uchinuma

Director

Naruhisa Arakawa

Naruhisa Arakawa

Series Composition

Hirokazu Kojima

Hirokazu Kojima

Character Design

Keito Watanabe

Keito Watanabe

Art Director

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Renako Amaori

Renako Amaori

main

Kanna Nakamura

Japanese

Kanna Nakamura
Mai Ouzuka

Mai Ouzuka

main

Saori Oonishi

Japanese

Saori Oonishi
Satsuki Koto

Satsuki Koto

main

Kana Ichinose

Japanese

Kana Ichinose
Ajisai Sena

Ajisai Sena

main

Yukari Anzai

Japanese

Yukari Anzai
Kaho Koyanagi

Kaho Koyanagi

main

Takako Tanaka

Japanese

Takako Tanaka
Haruna Amaori

Haruna Amaori

supporting

Mayu Sagara

Japanese

Mayu Sagara
Teren Mikami

Teren Mikami

Original Story

Eku Takeshima

Eku Takeshima

Original Character Design

Natsumi Uchinuma

Natsumi Uchinuma

Director

Naruhisa Arakawa

Naruhisa Arakawa

Series Composition

Hirokazu Kojima

Hirokazu Kojima

Character Design

Keito Watanabe

Keito Watanabe

Art Director

Yuri Takagi

Yuri Takagi

Art Director

Mitsuko Sekimoto

Mitsuko Sekimoto

Color Design

Takuma Morooka

Takuma Morooka

Director of Photography

Ichirou Chaen

Ichirou Chaen

Editing

Takayuki Yamaguchi

Takayuki Yamaguchi

Sound Director

Yoshiaki Fujisawa

Yoshiaki Fujisawa

Music

Naruhisa Arakawa

Naruhisa Arakawa

Script (ep 1)

Jun Kamiya

Jun Kamiya

Storyboard (ep 1)

Seiji Kishimoto

Seiji Kishimoto

Chief Animation Director (ep 1)

Takashi Shiokawa

Takashi Shiokawa

Chief Animation Director (ep 1)

Katsuhito Oomiya

Katsuhito Oomiya

Episode Director (ep 1)

Sadamomo

Sadamomo

2nd Key Animation (ep 5)

Momoka Kajihata

Momoka Kajihata

2nd Key Animation (ep 5)

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