The official website for the television anime adaptation of Takata's Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta (I Became Friends with the Second Cutest Girl in the Class.) light novel revealed additional cast, the ending theme, a second key visual (pictured), and second promotional video on Sunday. The anime series will premiere on April 7 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by KTV and BS Asahi.

Cast
Masaki Maehara: Yuuko Kaida (Gintama)
Sora Asanagi: Shizuka Itou (High School DxD)
Miki Yagisawa: Minami Tsuda (Citrus)

Singer-songwriter Koresawa is performing the ending theme "Zutto 1-ban ni Shite ne," previewed in the promotional video below.

Hideki Tachibana (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is directing the anime at Connect, with Takumi Shibata (Little Witch Academia episode director) serving as the assistant director. Keiichirou Oochi (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan) is handling the series composition and script. Shouko Takimoto (Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo) is designing the characters.

Ruka Kawada (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara), Shuuhei Mutsuki (Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo), Yayoi Sekimukai (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 3rd Season) are composing the music.

Takata began penning the romantic comedy novel on the Kakuyomu website in November 2020. Kadokawa began publishing the series under its Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint with illustrations by Tom Osabe in December 2021. The eighth volume went on sale on October 1, with the ninth volume set to be released April 1.

Rin Ono began drawing a manga adaptation on the Alive+ web magazine in July 2022. Kadokawa published the seventh volume in December 2025.

Yen Press licensed the manga adaptation in English in December 2024 and published the second volume in November 2025. The third volume is planned for a June 23 release.

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Source: animate Times