You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Episode 8: Kept Running and Missed the Fireworks? Since It Matters Too Much, It Still Won't Start a Rom-Com

Manga chapter 22-24

Canon/MED

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Where’s Runa in this episode 😭 girl really disappeared right when the hanabi drama started

Episode Context

Positioned at the two-thirds mark, episode 8 caps off the summer festival storyline that began in the previous episode, serving as the emotional high point of the trio's summer break before the season pivots. It crystallizes the current dynamic between Eiyuu, Shio, and Akari just as their comfortable equilibrium is about to be disrupted, episode 9 introduces a new character who promises to shake things up considerably. This is the last breath of the familiar status quo before the back third of the season shifts gears.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateFeb 23, 2026

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