The anime "You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!"(affectionately known as "Osa-Love") is based on the manga of the same name by Shinya Misu It is a love-triangle romcom centered around a trio of childhood friends: the protagonist Yonosuke Sakai, Shio Minamo, and Akari Hiodoshi.

■Episode 8: "If We Just Keep Running, the Fireworks Will End—and Because It’s Precious, It Won’t Be a Romcom"
【Synopsis】
The day of the fireworks festival. Eiyū is confused by Shio and Akari, who specify their respective meeting places and leave, saying "Choose one of us" and "I'll be waiting!"
Trying to calm his mind, Eiyū moves to a less crowded area, where he runs into Akari. To make matters worse, he ends up being mistaken for a groper. At that moment, he receives a call from Shio saying, "I can't make it." "Have fun with Akari-rin! At the fireworks"—What on earth happened to Shio...?

(C)三簾真也・講談社／幼馴染とラブコメになりたい製作委員会

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