**Yukiya Asagi** and **Miku Sakura**, who entered the same high school, are childhood friends in **'mutual one-sided love.'**
Though they're aware of their own feelings… though 'I like you' is about to overflow… they just **can't be honest!!** — the story of two who love each other yet can't confess, a frustrating tale.
'Who makes the other confess first' — a sweet, frustrating game of love, the 'love game.' And they want to end that relationship of theirs — a heart-fluttering coming-of-age romcom. Airing from April 2026.
📝 Highlights & Appeal Light spoilers
01The frustration of 'mutual one-sided love' is the best
The 'mutual one-sided love' where both like each other yet can't confess is frustratingly wonderful. The heart-fluttering romance that builds with every near-miss is the work's core.
02The game of 'who makes the other confess first'
The sweet game of trying to make the other confess first — the 'love game' — is fun. You can't stop grinning at the frustrating yet adorable push-and-pull.
03The classic relationship of childhood friends
The closeness only childhood friends have, and the frustration of not stepping forward, are the appeal. You can savor the bittersweetness unique to two who've spent long years together.
04A gorgeous, skilled cast
Kaito Ishikawa as Yukiya, Miku Ito as Miku, Yui Ogura, Jun Fukuyama and more — a lavish cast. You can savor plenty of bittersweet banter.
05Theme song by CHiCO with HoneyWorks
OP 'Kimi no Sei de Aishiteru' by CHiCO with HoneyWorks and ED 'Little World' by PompadollS. Theme songs that perfectly fit a love story.
06A romance you can't stop grinning at
A work that keeps you grinning throughout at the two's near-misses and games. You'll find yourself blushing at their sweet, frustrating love.
07The reliability of FelixFilm's production
FelixFilm, behind many works, handles the production. Expectations are high for cute characters and a bittersweet mood drawn with care.
08Heart-flutters from the start, even unread
Its appeal is the clear premise — childhood friends in mutual one-sided love who can't be honest. Even unread, the two's relationship makes your heart flutter from episode 1.
💡 Key Points & Predictions Some spoilers
From the start, the mutually-one-sided Yukiya and Miku will likely wage the 'love game,' unable to be honest with each other.
Who makes the other confess first — the sweet, frustrating push-and-pull should make your heart flutter every episode.
When the two, piling up near-misses, will end the 'game' and be honest — the frustrating yet sweet course of love is expected to be a major highlight.
🧾 Story So Far Contains spoilers
Here is the starting point: Yukiya Asagi and Miku Sakura, who entered the same high school, are childhood friends in 'mutual one-sided love.'
Though they're aware of their own feelings… though 'I like you' is about to overflow… they just can't be honest.
The sweet game of 'who makes the other confess first' — the 'love game.' And they want to end that relationship — the anime is expected to begin as this bittersweet mutual-one-sided-love romcom.
✅ Recommended Viewing Points
Strongly recommended for fans of mutual-one-sided-love and near-miss romcoms and childhood-friend stories.
You can't stop grinning at the games of two who love each other yet can't be honest. With CHiCO with HoneyWorks's theme song, enjoy a bittersweet youth.
👀 Trivia & Fun Facts
・The two leads are childhood friends in 'mutual one-sided love' who like each other yet can't confess.
・The OP is by CHiCO with HoneyWorks and the ED by PompadollS.
・The animation is by FelixFilm.
💫 Unresolved Foreshadowing Contains spoilers
As a sweet romcom there are no grand mysteries, but there's plenty to look forward to:
● Which of Yukiya and Miku becomes honest first.
● When their 'love game' ends.
● How the surrounding characters get involved in the two's love.
A work to leisurely enjoy for the frustrating yet sweet progress of the two's love rather than mystery-solving.
💌 Predicted Viral Quotes for Next Season
● "Whoever says 'I like you' first loses."
— The two continuing the 'love game.'
● "Honestly… I want to end it already."
— True feelings they can't be honest about.
*Predictions based on the work's direction and source.