The
official website of the animated adaptation based on the light novel I
Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (known in
Japan as Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta)
confirmed this Sunday that the series will premiere on April 7.
This
announcement was accompanied by a second promotional visual image and a new
trailer. The trailer served to reveal that singer-songwriter Koresawa will
be in charge of performing the ending theme of the series, which is titled
"Zutto Ichiban ni Shitene".
Detalles
de I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
The
animation work is carried out by the Connect studio. In the
director's chair is Hideki Tachibana (who worked on Busou
Shoujo Machiavellianism), with the backing of Takumi Shibata (episode
director at Little Witch Academia) as assistant director. Keiichirou
Oochi (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan)
oversees the series' composition and scripts, while Shouko Takimoto (Ore
wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo) adapts the character designs. The musical
team is quite robust, consisting of composers Ruka Kawada, Shuuhei
Mutsuki and Yayoi Sekimukai.
What is
the story about?
The
protagonist ends up befriending the second prettiest girl in his class, not the
most popular. What seems like a minor situation becomes the starting point of a
romantic comedy where school dynamics, misunderstandings and feelings that no
one knows how to express carry the weight of the story.
About
the original work
Writer
Takata began
publishing this romantic comedy independently through the Kakuyomu website
in November 2020. Its success earned it to be acquired by the Kadokawa publishing
house, which began printing it under its Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint
in December 2021, adding the illustrations of the artist Tom Osabe.
The eighth volume of the novels went on sale on October 1, and the ninth volume
is scheduled for release on April 1.
Along with
the novels, artist Rin Ono has been publishing a manga
adaptation in the web magazine Alive+ since July 2022, whose
seventh compilation volume was published by Kadokawa in
December 2025.
