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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (2026)

Name: I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Cast: Haruki Ishiya, Manaka Iwami, Sayumi Suzushiro, Ikumi Hasegawa, Yuhko Kaida

★ 8.3 24m/ep Animation · Comedy · Drama Latest: S1 E12

Maki Maehara, the class outcast, finally makes his first friend: Umi Asanagi, the second-prettiest girl in class and the center of everyone’s attention. He’s convinced she’s out of his league, but as their unlikely friendship grows, Maki starts to wonder…could there be more than just friendship between them?

Cast: Haruki Ishiya, Manaka Iwami, Sayumi Suzushiro, Ikumi Hasegawa, Yuhko Kaida, Shizuka Itoh, Minami Tsuda
Country: Japan
First aired: April 7, 2026

Seasons

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Season 1 Episodes

1. The Girl Named Asanagi Umi
Maehara Maki bombs his intro at his new school, but it somehow comes back to help him.
2. Asanagi Umi and Amami Yuu
When Maki and Umi go have fun outside, they run into some unexpected surprises.
3. The Second Prettiest Girl in Class
As Maki and Yuu become friends, how will Umi react?
4. The Two and Their School Festival
Yuu confronts the class about their treatment of Maki. How will this whole mess get resolved?
5. From Now On, and Then On
Umi tells Maki how she and Yuu met, as well as the evolution of their friendship.
6. December with Friends
While Maki's still reeling from Umi's declaration, he gets approached about something to do with Yuu.
7. First Date with a Friend
After shopping, Maki and Umi go on their date, but the person Maki ran into lingers in his mind.
8. Family Sights
After a study session with Umi, Yuu, and Seki, Maki confronts his father about a thorny issue.
9. Family Sights: Part Two
Maki hasn't had the chance to sort out his feelings toward his family, and now he must go meet Umi's folks.
10. One Last Tantrum
Maki has a plan to release his repressed feelings about his parents' divorce.
11. New Year's as Lovers
Maki falls ill after everything that has happened, and Umi offers to take care of him.
12. To a New Season
Valentine's Day is coming up, as is Umi's birthday. How do Maki and the gang feel as they head into spring?