You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends Episode 7: Akari Grabs a Metal Bat to Erase Memories?

Confusion After the Confession and Physical "Memory Erasure"

Episode 7 of the TV anime 《You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!》 brings a plot twist. Following last episode's blush-inducing developments at the hot spring inn, this week's preview images and synopsis are finally out. If you thought this was a sweet romantic progression, the metal bat tightly gripped in Hiodoshi Akari's hand might make you reconsider the "comedy" aspect of this series.

Episode 7 Synopsis: An Unexpected Confession Triggers a Chain Reaction

Episode 7 Title: "Even Love Talk Should Be Split in Half; Getting Carried Away by the Festival Won't Make It a Rom-Com" (Japanese: 恋バナしても半分こでは祭りに浮かれてラブコメにならない)

The story picks up right after that night at the hot spring inn. In the room where they were alone, Hiodoshi Akari accidentally let slip the words "I like you" (Suki).

This sudden confession throws the male protagonist, Sakai Yonosuke (nicknamed "Eiyuu" in the show), into utter confusion. To sort out his thoughts, the flustered Yonosuke decides to seek advice from Tsukimi Runa, using the classic excuse: "This is about a friend of mine..."

Hiodoshi Akari's "Physical" Solution: The Metal Bat Makes an Appearance

On the other hand, Hiodoshi Akari, realizing she let her secret out, is thrown into an even greater state of turmoil than Yonosuke. Wracked with shame and panic, she arrives at a startling conclusion:

"I have to erase... that guy's memory!"