There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Reincarnated as a mid-tier demon, Youki had one job: Crush the hero's party. Then he saw the party's priestess, Cecilia, and fell for her hard. Now this lovestruck demon vows to confess his feelings, even if it means betraying the Demon King. Will love bloom between these two sworn enemies?

Series details

• Title: There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-03-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 88657
• IMDb ID: tt38037498
• TVDB ID: 465505

Cast and credited roles

• Kana Hanazawa — Cecilia Aquaraine
• Kōhei Amasaki — Youki
• Iori Noguchi — Happiness
• Toshiki Masuda — Duke
• Minami Tanaka — Shiek
• Ayumu Murase — Raven
• Ryohei Kimura — Yuuga
• Yūko Natsuyoshi — Mikana
• Momo Sakurai — Shike
• Aimi Ozawa — Misaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-01-06; final listed air date 2026-03-31.

Source and licence

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