Three Girls in Swimsuits Close In on Eiyū! Episode 5 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 5 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 the "hottest childhood friend rom-com" by Shinya Misu, currently being serialized to great acclaim in "Magazine Pocket," depicting the sweet, frustrating, and honest-to-a-fault romance with childhood friends. The director is Satoshi Kuwabara, series composition is by Koki Hirota, screenplay is by Koki Hirota and Mayumi Morita, character design and chief animation director is Rena Iwasaki, and animation production is handled by Tezuka Productions, portraying the romantic relationships woven by childhood friends in a comical yet delicate manner. The series airs every Monday at 24:00 (midnight) on terrestrial broadcast.

■Episode 5 "You Can't Be In a Rom-Com Even with Super Spicy Food, Post-Exam, or Bath Episodes"
[Synopsis]
Final exams are over, and both Shio and Akari's minds have already flown to summer vacation.
However, Eiyū alone returns home from school with a serious expression.
"This is bad. Is it because I've been too distracted by idle thoughts lately?" — Deciding this is no time to be playing around, Eiyū begins studying intensely. Shio, Akari, and Runako try to make summer vacation plans, but Eiyū won't give them the time of day. The three devise a plan and approach Eiyū in swimsuits, asking, "Don't you want to go? To the beach"...

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