The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved anime series, There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~, has hit the screens. Fans can now enjoy all five episodes of the sequel in a single video, complete with English subtitles, on YouTube.
The sequel, titled There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~, is a continuation of the original series based on Teren Mikami’s popular yuri romantic comedy novel series, Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE. The new episodes, numbered 13 through 17, were initially aired on Tokyo MX and BS11 on January 1. Additionally, the special will air on AT-X on January 10 and is available for streaming on d Anime Store, Anime Times, and Lemino starting January 1 at 3:30 a.m. JST.
The sequel is a restructured limited theatrical release that ran in Japan from November 21 to December 11. It picks up where the previous anime left off, continuing the story after the 12th and final episode of the original series. The new installment delves deeper into the characters’ journeys and the complexities of their relationships.
REMOW, the production company behind the series, describes the sequel as follows:
“Renako Amaori, a former gloomy and socially awkward girl, reinvented herself for high school and successfully made her debut. She even managed to join the top-tier popular group… only to be suddenly confessed to by two of its brightest stars?! One is the school’s ultimate prince, Mai Oduka. The other, the beloved angel of the campus, Ajisai Sena. There’s no way she can handle both their affections—no freaking way! While still struggling to give them an answer, Renako agrees to help her friend Kaho by joining a cosplay event. It’s the perfect excuse to delay her reply… or so she thought. But as she witnesses Kaho’s passion firsthand, something begins to stir inside her. What is it that she truly wants? What is she truly searching for? Can she really not become someone’s lover? Or has that ‘no freaking way’… not been so impossible after all?”
The previous anime premiered on July 7 and was streamed globally by REMOW. The anime stars Natsumi Uchinuma, who also served as the episode director for several notable series. Naruhisa Arakawa supervised and wrote the series’ scripts, while kojikoji designed the characters. The animation directors included Misaki Kaneko, Haruki Moriya, Takashi Shiokawa, Kino Tokino, and Keinosuke Ami. Yoshiaki Fujisawa composed the music.
The original light novel volume was published by Mikami under Shueisha’s Dash X Bunko label in February 2020, with illustrations by Eku Takushima. The manga adaptation, launched by Musshu, began serialization in Shueisha’s Dash X Comic section of the Nico Nico Seiga website in May 2020.
Fans eager to dive into the latest chapters of Renako’s journey can now do so with ease, thanks to the convenient streaming options available.
© Teren Mikami, Eku Takeshima/SHUEISHA, Watanare Production Committee
News Source: Animenewsnetwork.com
