Confessing to someone you like takes courage, but discovering they’re in love with someone else can be even worse. And if that someone else also has an impossible love, things get too complicated. That’s the situation in My Crush’s Crush, the romantic comedy that will debut its anime adaptation in April 2027. The production has unveiled its first trailer, promotional art, and the voice actors for this peculiar love triangle.

The announcement came from Avex Pictures, confirming that Project No.9 will handle the animation. The trailer introduces the three protagonists and their unrequited feelings, while the promotional art shows them lying on their school’s rooftop. A calm image for a story where none seem to have much luck in love.

A Love Triangle Where No One Gets Who They Want

The story follows Sora Akizuki, a high school student who finally gathers the courage to confess his feelings to Miya Fuwa, a younger classmate he’s been in love with since middle school. However, she rejects him because she already has someone else in her heart.

The person Miya likes is Asahi Suzukaze, who heads a mysterious school club for clinical trials. Convinced he needs to meet his rival, Sora investigates who this student is that won her over. But when he finally reaches the club, he discovers a small detail: Asahi is a girl.

On top of that, Asahi is also in love with someone else—a boy she met as a child, whom she remembers as her “prince of clinical trials.” Thus, Sora joins the strange club while trying to understand Miya’s feelings, though his new classmate also seems to have unresolved romantic issues.

The result is a comedy where each protagonist is in love with someone who has their eyes on another person. While it sounds like a typical school love triangle, their relationships promise plenty of misunderstandings, awkward moments, and situations where good intentions could complicate things further.

The Anime Brings Together the Teams from Rent-a-Girlfriend and My Dress-Up Darling

For the cast, Gakuto Kajiwara voices Sora Akizuki, Haruna Mikawa plays Asahi Suzukaze, and Nene Hieda is Miya Fuwa. The three actors shared messages about their characters, highlighting how complicated it can be to express feelings when relationships start to cross paths.

Director Kazuomi Koga, known for Rent-a-Girlfriend, will helm the project, while Yoriko Tomita, who worked on My Dress-Up Darling, will oversee the scripts. Takayuki Noguchi is responsible for character design, and Rina Tayama will compose the soundtrack.

It’s worth noting that the original manga of My Crush’s Crush, known in Japan as Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito, features a story by Sekina Aoi and illustrations by Ryo Tsuzura. The series began in November 2022 in Hakusensha’s Young Animal Zero magazine and currently has seven compiled volumes.

For now, the production has only confirmed the premiere for April 2027, without announcing an exact date or international streaming platforms. Meanwhile, the first trailer clearly shows that finding a partner won’t be an easy task for these three students.

Do you think Sora should keep trying to win Miya over after discovering she likes another girl, or would it be better for him to use his new club to find someone who truly reciprocates his feelings?