Sony Music Japan's official YouTube channel is now streaming an anime version music video for "I LOVE YOU ♡," the opening theme song for the winter 2026 TV anime You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Under the unit name HoneyWorks meets Shio Minamo, Akari Hiodoshi, Runa Tsukimi, Haru Hinata , "I LOVE YOU ♡" was produced by Japanese musical group HoneyWorks as a collaboration song with the anime's four main heroine characters, voiced by Rin Kusumi, Yu Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka, and Yuuki Yamamoto, and the music video consists of various memorable scenes from the anime episodes so far featuring each heroine. HoneyWorks meets Shio Minamo, Akari Hiodoshi, Runa Tsukimi, Haru Hinata "I LOVE YOU ♡" Anime Music Video Additionally, singer-songwriter and voice actor Hikari Codama, who provided the anime's ending theme song "Amanojaku" , posted her singing performance video of "I LOVE YOU ♡" on her official YouTube channel . Hikari Codama "I LOVE YOU ♡" Singing Performance Video You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Creditless Opening Movie Digital single jacket RELATED: Hikari Codama Releases You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Anime Ending Song Music Video The TV anime adaptation of Shinya Misu's romance manga You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! premiered in Japan on January 6, 2026. Crunchyroll streams the anime for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS. Crunchyroll describes the series as such: High school freshman Sakai Yonosuke, aka Eiyu, is obsessed with rom-coms, especially ones about childhood friends. But even though he has two childhood friends of his own—Shio and Akari—he’s sadly given up on romance becoming a reality. Little does he know, both girls have the hots for him! A humorous will-they-or-won’t-they rom-com about friendship, love, and first crushes! Source : Sony Music Japan's official YouTube channel
