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{{Nihongo foot|””’Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?””’|男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!）|Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)|{{lit|Can a Boy–Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, It Can’t!!)}}, also known as {{Nihongo|””’Danjoru?””’|だんじょる？}}|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a Japanese [[light novel]] series written by Nana Nanana and illustrated by Parum. It began publication in January 2021 under [[ASCII Media Works]]’ [[Dengeki Bunko]] imprint. As of April 2025, eleven volumes have been released. A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Kamelie has been serialized in ASCII Media Works’ [[shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ”[[Dengeki Daioh]]” since August 2021, with its chapters collected into five {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes as of June 2025. An [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[J.C.Staff]] aired from April to June 2025.

{{Nihongo foot|””’Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?””’|男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!）|Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)|{{lit|Can a Boy–Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, It Can’t!!)}}, also known as {{Nihongo|””’Danjoru?””’|だんじょる？}}|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a Japanese [[light novel]] series written by Nana Nanana and illustrated by Parum. It began publication in January 2021 under [[ASCII Media Works]]’ [[Dengeki Bunko]] imprint. As of 2025, volumes have been released. A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Kamelie has been serialized in ASCII Media Works’ [[shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ”[[Dengeki Daioh]]” since August 2021, with its chapters collected into five {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes as of June 2025. An [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[J.C.Staff]] aired from April to June 2025.

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==Media==

==Media==

===Light novel===

===Light novel===

Written by Nana Nanana and illustrated by Parum, ”Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?” began its publication on January 9, 2021, under [[ASCII Media Works]]’ [[Dengeki Bunko]] imprint.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:今週の新刊情報：ドラゴンノベルス、電撃文庫、カドカワBOOKS、TOブックスなど |url=https://ln-news.com/articles/110375 |website={{ill|Light Novel News Online|ja|ラノベニュースオンライン}} |date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref> As of April 2025, eleven volumes have been released.<ref name=”vol11“/>{{efn|name=total}}

Written by Nana Nanana and illustrated by Parum, ”Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?” began its publication on January 9, 2021, under [[ASCII Media Works]]’ [[Dengeki Bunko]] imprint.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:今週の新刊情報：ドラゴンノベルス、電撃文庫、カドカワBOOKS、TOブックスなど |url=https://ln-news.com/articles/110375 |website={{ill|Light Novel News Online|ja|ラノベニュースオンライン}} |date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref> As of 2025, volumes have been released.<ref name=””/>{{efn|name=total}}

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{{Graphic novel list/header

Japanese light novel series and its adaptations

Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?[b] is a Japanese light novel series written by Nana Nanana and illustrated by Parum. It began publication in January 2021 under ASCII Media Works‘ Dengeki Bunko imprint. As of November 2025, twelve volumes have been released. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kamelie has been serialized in ASCII Media Works’ shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh since August 2021, with its chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes as of June 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from April to June 2025.

Yu Natsume (夏目 悠宇, Natsume Yū)
Voiced by: Kōichi Kamiki [ja][2] (voice drama), Kikunosuke Toya[3] (anime)
A member of the gardening club, he is good friends with Himari. He has an interest in gardening and hopes to become a flower accessory maker and open his own shop. Over the course of the series, he realises he has feelings for Himari but hesitates to confess due to a promise they made to each other in middle school to remain as best friends. Initially, he was in love with Rion, but following their reunion, he starts to believe he has no feelings for her anymore and desperately wants to distance himself from her in hopes for starting an official relationship with Himari, but Rion’s constant advances towards him leave him more frustrated and confused, despite him constantly rejecting her.
Himari Inuzuka (犬塚 日葵, Inuzuka Himari)
Voiced by: Tomomi Mineuchi[2] (voice drama), Sayumi Suzushiro[3] (anime)
A fellow member of the gardening club, she has been Yu’s best friend since middle school and always helps promote his flower accessories on social media. As time passes, she realises her feelings for Yu but has trouble expressing them. The only person she seems to fear is her older brother, Hibari. She also becomes Rion’s rival as they both compete for Yu’s affections. A running gag in the series is her laughing and exclaiming “Bwa-ha!” out loud whenever Yu takes her jokes seriously. Later in the story, she and Yu start dating, but they break up after a short time.
Rion Enomoto (榎本 凛音, Enomoto Rion)
Voiced by: Yuka Nukui[4]
Yu’s childhood friend and first crush. She is also childhood friends with Shinji and Himari. Her older sister Kureha is a model who helped promote Yu’s accessories back in middle school leading to Rion getting a bracelet, which she realized Yu had made when she reunited with him and after seeing Himari’s posts. Though initially oblivious to Yu’s feelings, she realizes she fully reciprocates them after their reunion, but is frustrated when Yu continuously rejects her and tells her he wants to move on from her. Because of this, she and Himari become heated rivals for Yu’s affections, leaving him baffled. She and Yu later become a couple after he breaks up with Himari.
Shinji Makishima (真木島 慎司, Makishima Shinji)
Voiced by: Kō Bonkobara [ja][5]
One of Yu’s only other friends who calls him “Natsu” and a childhood friend of Rion. He is a serial womanizer and is frequently seen holding a folding fan. He and Himari used to date in middle school, but they are now often seen at odds with one another ever since they broke up. Despite his demeanour, he placed top of the class in exams. He has resolved to help Rion get together with Yu in order to repay an unspecified debt he owes her, even though Yu constantly makes it clear he doesn’t want to be with Rion.
Hibari Inuzuka (犬塚 雲雀, Inuzuka Hibari)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[5]
Himari’s older brother who doesn’t like when she acts up. He is extremely fond of Yu, and considers him as his own little brother. He seems to have a complicated relationship with Rion’s older sister Kureha (revealed that they are exes) after Himari begged him to ask her to help promote Yu’s flower accessories back in middle school. Despite being harsh on Himari, he has her best interests in mind and helps her make sense of the changing dynamic between her and Yu.
Sakura Natsume (夏目 咲良, Natsume Sakura)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[5]
Yu’s older sister. She currently works at a convenience store run by the family which Yu is set to inherit if he doesn’t succeed in opening his own flower accessory shop by the time he turns 30. She, Hibari and Kureha, were all classmates back in their high school years, and they sometimes still meet and hang out together.

Written by Nana Nanana and illustrated by Parum, Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? began its publication on January 9, 2021, under ASCII Media Works‘ Dengeki Bunko imprint.[6] As of November 2025, twelve volumes have been released.[7][a]

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 Ja, 30 ni natte mo dokushindattara atashi ni shi toki na yo? (じゃあ、30になっても独身だったらアタシにしときなよ？; Well, if you’re still single when you’re 30, you should marry me, okay?) January 9, 2021[8] 978-4-04-913372-1
2 Jā, hontoni atashi to tsukiatchau? (じゃあ、ほんとにアタシと付き合っちゃう？; So, will you really go out with me?) April 9, 2021[9] 978-4-04-913735-4
3 Jā, zutto atashi dake mite kureru? (じゃあ、ずっとアタシだけ見てくれる？; Then, will you just keep looking at me?) August 6, 2021[10] 978-4-04-913832-0
4a Demo, watashi-tachi shin’yūda yo ne? 〈Ue〉 (でも、わたしたち親友だよね？〈上〉; But we’re best friends, right?) December 10, 2021[11] 978-4-04-914032-3
4b Demo, watashi-tachi shin’yūda yo ne? 〈Shita〉 (でも、わたしたち親友だよね？〈下〉; But we’re best friends, right?) March 10, 2022[12] 978-4-04-914228-0
5 Jā, mada 30 ni nattenaikedo atashi ni shi toko? (じゃあ、まだ30になってないけどアタシにしとこ？; Well then, even though I’m not 30 yet, should I go with you?) August 10, 2022[13] 978-4-04-914454-3
6 Jā, ima no mama no atashi ja damena no? (じゃあ、今のままのアタシじゃダメなの？; So, is it not good enough the way I am now?) January 7, 2023[14] 978-4-04-914579-3
7 Demo, koibitona ndakara atashi no koto ga 1-banda yo ne? (でも、恋人なんだからアタシのことが１番だよね？; But, since we’re lovers, I come first, right?) August 10, 2023[15] 978-4-04-914868-8
8 Senpai ga dōshitemo tte onegai surunara īdesu yo? (センパイがどうしてもってお願いするならいいですよ？; If you really want to do it, senpai, it’s okay.) April 10, 2024[16] 978-4-04-915134-3
9 Ano ne, kore de saigo ni surukara kono ryokō no ma dake watashi o kanojo ni shite? (あのね、これで最後にするからこの旅行の間だけわたしを彼女にして？; Hey, this will be the last time, so can I be your girlfriend just for the duration of this trip?) August 9, 2024[17] 978-4-04-915703-1
10 Kisamagotoki ni yūjin-men sa reru yō ni natte wa o shimaida na? (貴様ごときに友人面されるようになってはお終いだな？; If someone like you is trying to pretend to be my friend, then it’s all over for me, right?) December 10, 2024[18] 978-4-04-916089-5
11 Jā, atashi to issho ni i rarenaku natte mo shinji tsudzukete kureru? (じゃあ、アタシと一緒にいられなくなっても信じ続けてくれる？; So, even if you can’t be with me, will you still believe in me?) April 10, 2025[19] 978-4-04-916236-3
SS1 Purikueru tu Bōizu ando Gāruzu! (ぷりくえる とぅ ぼーいず あんど がーるず！; Prequel to Boys and Girls!) May 10, 2025[20] 978-4-04-916237-0
SS2 Natsume Sakura no seishun giji-roku (夏目咲良の青春疑似録; Sakura Natsume’s Youthful Pseudo-Record) June 10, 2025[21] 978-4-04-916238-7
12 Soredemo, zutto zutto issho ni īyō ne! (それでも、ずっとずぅ～っと一緒にいようねっ！; Even So, Let’s Stay Together Forever!) November 8, 2025[7] 978-4-04-916239-4

A manga adaptation illustrated by Kamelie began serialization in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Daioh magazine on August 27, 2021.[22] The first volume was released on May 9, 2022.[23] It has been compiled in five tankōbon volumes as of June 27, 2025.[24]

In August 2022, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime adaptation.[29][1] It was later revealed to be a television series that is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yōhei Suzuki [ja], with series composition and episode screenplays by Nozu Yaemori, characters designed by Natsuki Ōyama, and music composed by Jun Ichikawa [ja].[3][5] The series aired from April 4 to June 20, 2025, on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and other networks.[30][31] The opening theme song is “Shitsumon, Koitte Nandeshō ka?” (質問、恋って何でしょうか?; Question: What is Love?), performed by HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily [ja], while the ending theme song is “Dear My Soleil”, performed by Hina Tachibana.[32] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[33] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and broadcasts it on Aniplus Asia.[34]

As of August 2022, the series has over 200,000 copies in circulation.[29]

  1. ^ a b Fifteen volumes in total, including the second part of the fourth volume and two side stories collections.
  2. ^ Japanese: 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!）, Hepburn: Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!); lit. ‘Can a Boy–Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, It Can’t!!)‘, also known as Danjoru? (だんじょる？)
  3. ^ a b Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
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  3. ^ a b c Tai, Anita (December 10, 2024). “Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, April Debut”. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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  11. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 4. でも、わたしたち親友だよね？〈上〉 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  12. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 4. でも、わたしたち親友だよね？〈下〉 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  13. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 5. じゃあ、まだ30になってないけどアタシにしとこ？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  14. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 6. じゃあ、今のままのアタシじゃダメなの？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  15. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 7. でも、恋人なんだからアタシのことが１番だよね？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  16. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 8. センパイがどうしてもってお願いするならいいですよ？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  17. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 9. あのね、これで最後にするからこの旅行の間だけわたしを彼女にして？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  18. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 10. 貴様ごときに友人面されるようになってはお終いだな？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  19. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Flag 11. じゃあ、アタシと一緒にいられなくなっても信じ続けてくれる？ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  20. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Side 1. ぷりくえる とぅ ぼーいず あんど がーるず！ (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  21. ^ 男女の友情は成立する？（いや、しないっ!!） Side 2. 夏目咲良の青春疑似録 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. 10 April 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
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  26. ^ 【3月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  27. ^ 【12月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  28. ^ 【11月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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