Lovers or friends? That’s the question of the century of many people, including Renako Amaori, who think she befriended the popular girls at school. Mai, on the other hand, thinks it’s something more. The first trailer for the adaptation of Teren Mikami’s There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… light novel series was released alongside a new visual featuring the main cast and two more cast additions!
There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… First Full Trailer and Character Visual

Joining the cast of There’s No Freakin’gWay I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… is:
Satsuki Koto voiced by Kana Ichinose
Kaho Koyanagi voiced by Takako Tanaka
Natsumi Uchinuma (More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers. episode director) directs the There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… anime at studio MOTHER, with series composition by Naruhisa Arakawa (This Art Club Has a Problem!), character designs by kojikoji and music by Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation). The series is set to premiere in July 2025.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the English version of the Teren Mikami-written and by Eku Takeshima-illustrated light novels and Musshu’s manga adaptation. Remow has licensed the anime, which is set to premiere in Summer 2025, introducing the series as such:
There’s No Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… (abbreviated: WATANARE) is a non-stop girls’ love comedy set in a school environment with a cast of richly individual characters.
The main character, Renako Amaori, who had a lonely time in junior high school, makes her debut in high school and meets her classmate, school superstar Mai Oduka. The two share each other’s worries and become secret friends…
Source: Press Release