"Big Brother-Loving" Little Sister Character Runako Appears! Episode 4 Synopsis & Scene Cuts Released for "You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!"

The synopsis and advance scene cuts for Episode 4 of the anime "You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!" have been released.

"You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!" is a "hottest childhood friend rom-com" by Shinya Misu, currently serialized to great acclaim in "Magazine Pocket," depicting sweet, frustrating, and emotionally guarded romance with childhood friends. Directed by Satoshi Kuwabara, with series composition by Mitsutaka Hirota, scripts by Mitsutaka Hirota and Mayumi Morita, character design and chief animation direction by Reina Iwasaki, and anime production by Tezuka Productions, the romantic relationships woven by childhood friends are depicted both comically and delicately. Currently airing every Monday at 24:00 on terrestrial broadcast.

■Episode 4: "Even if She's a Little Sister Character, She's Still 'Big Brother,' So It Won't Be a Rom-Com Even as Adults"
【Synopsis】
A beautiful girl suddenly appears before A-Yu. She gazes at A-Yu and shows a smile, saying, "I knew it~ It's A-Yu big brother~~!"
She is Runako, a childhood friend one year younger who lived in the neighborhood until five years ago, and she has returned for her high school entrance exam preparations and will be living together at A-Yu's house.
On top of that, she makes bold declarations like "I've fallen in love with A-Yu big brother!" and "I want to do naughty things too, I love you!" With the appearance of a third childhood friend, there's a premonition of turmoil...

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