I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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?

Series details

• Title: I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90905
• IMDb ID: tt37532971
• TVDB ID: 440057

Cast and credited roles

• Haruki Ishiya — Maki Maehara
• Manaka Iwami — Umi Asanagi
• Sayumi Suzushiro — Yuu Amami
• Ikumi Hasegawa — Nina Nitta

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-07; final listed air date 2026-06-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.