I Want to End This Love Game Anime Premieres April 2026! Miku Itou & Kaito Ishikawa Voice Childhood Friends Romance

"I Want to End This Love Game" Anime Adaptation Confirmed! Premieres in April 2026

For fans who love childhood friend romance anime, exciting news has arrived! The TV anime adaptation of the同名 light novel "I Want to End This Love Game" (想結束這場「我愛你」的遊戲 / I Want to End This Love Game) has officially announced it will begin broadcasting in April 2026.

On November 2nd, "Good Couple Day" (いいふたりの日), the official release unveiled the first teaser visual and main voice cast,预告一场甜蜜又焦灼的恋爱攻防战即将展开。

Story Introduction: The "First to Blush Loses" Love Game

The story revolves around childhood friends who have just entered high school—浅葱优希也 (Asagi Yukiya) and 樱美玖 (Sakura Miku). Despite clearly caring for each other and having already developed feelings of love in their hearts, their inability to be honest about their emotions has resulted in a relationship that is "so close, yet so far."

Love Game Rules

Sustaining their微妙 relationship is a special game they started in sixth grade—the "I Love You Game" (愛してるゲーム).

Game Rules:

• Take turns saying "I love you" to each other
• The first person to get shy and blush loses
• This battle of wills has continued until now, becoming a stalemate the two cannot break

"If I win this game, I'm going to confess to her." "If I win this game, I'm going to make him admit he likes me."

This is not just a game; it's a love war where they are staking all their emotions to end their mutual crush.

Main Characters and Voice Cast Introduction

This anime adaptation's voice cast is star-studded, with two talented voice actors breathing life into this pair of tsundere childhood friends.

浅葱优希也 (Asagi Yukiya) — Voice Actor: 石川界人 (Ishikawa Kaito)

Character Profile:

• 15-year-old high school freshman, Miku's childhood friend
• Naturally dislikes standing out, has a "loner体质" and is used to being alone
• Does not use any social media
• Became aware of his feelings for Miku in his second year of middle school - To win the "I Love You Game" and confess, he constantly hones himself