Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta

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Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta
First light novel volume cover
クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった
(Kurasu de Ni-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Novel series
Written byTakata
Published byKakuyomu
Original runNovember 30, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written byTakata
Illustrated byTom Osabe (volume 1)
Azuri Hyūga (from volume 2)
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runDecember 24, 2021 – present
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byTakata
Illustrated byRin Ono
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineComic Alive+
DemographicShōnen[2]
Original runJuly 27, 2022 – present
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Anime

Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta (クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった, Kurasu de Ni-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta, "I Became Friends With the Second Cutest Girl in Class") is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Takata and illustrated by Tom Osabe (first volume) and Azuri Hyūga (from second volume). It began serialization online in November 2020 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was later published by Kadokawa Shoten with six volumes since December 2021 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Rin Ono has been serialized online via Media Factory's Comic Alive+ website since July 2022 and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Characters[edit]

Maki Maehara (前原 真樹, Maehara Maki)
Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya (PV)[3][4][5]
Umi Asanagi (朝凪 海, Asanagi Umi)
Voiced by: Manaka Iwami (PV)[3][4][5]
Yū Amami (天海 夕, Amami Yū)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro (PV)[5]

Production[edit]

Takata became a member of Kadokawa Corporation's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu in February 2016.[6] He chose Kakuyomu over Shōsetsuka ni Narō to start writing web novels because there were few people on Kakuyomu,[7] which officially began its service in February 2016.[8] He wrote several novels, and one of his works, Toshiue Elite Onna Kishi ga Boku no Mae de dake Kawaii (年上エリート女騎士が僕の前でだけ可愛い),[7] which won the grand prize in the 4th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest for the romantic comedy category, was acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began to publish it as a light novel with under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint between 2019 and 2020 with only two volumes published.[9] Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta won the special prize in the 6th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest for the romantic comedy category, but this time the story takes place in modern Japan, instead of a fantasy world.[7][10]

Media[edit]

Light novels[edit]

Written by Takata, Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu on November 30, 2020. It later began being published, with illustrations by Tom Osabe and Azuri Hyūga, under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko light novel imprint on December 24, 2021. Six volumes have been released as of May 2024.[11]

No. Release date ISBN
1 December 24, 2021[10]978-4-04-112034-7
2 July 29, 2022[12]978-4-04-112035-4
3 December 28, 2022[13]978-4-04-113287-6
4 June 1, 2023[14]978-4-04-113731-4
5 November 1, 2023[15]978-4-04-113732-1
6 May 1, 2024[11]978-4-04-114918-8

Manga[edit]

A manga adaptation illustrated by Rin Ono began serialization on Media Factory's Comic Alive+ website on July 27, 2022.[16] Three tankōbon volumes have been released as of October 2023.[17]

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 1, 2023[18]978-4-04-112034-7
2 May 26, 2023[19]978-4-04-811220-8
3 October 27, 2023[17]978-4-04-811245-1
4 May 28, 2024[20]978-4-04-811289-5

Anime[edit]

An anime adaptation was announced during Kadokawa's "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" livestream on September 24, 2023.[1]

Reception[edit]

In the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, the novel series ranked 21st in the bunkobon category.[21] The novel series ranked seventh in the Next Light Novel Award 2022,[7] and won the Next Light Novel Award 2023 in the bunkobon category hosted by Kimirano.[22]

The series has over 370,000 copies in circulation.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Loo, Egan (September 24, 2023). "Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta Light Novels Have Anime in the Works". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった １ (in Japanese). BookWalker. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b しっかり者の『クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子』。放課後は甘えたがりで――？（CV.石見舞菜香＆石谷春貴）【スニーカー文庫】. Kadokawa Anime YouTube Channel (in Japanese). 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. ^ a b クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになったら!? 放課後の焦れ甘ボイスドラマ❤ CV.石見舞菜香＆石谷春貴. Kadokawa Anime YouTube Channel (in Japanese). 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ a b c 「クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった」1巻、ボイスコミックも (in Japanese). Natalie. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  6. ^ たかた (in Japanese). Kakuyomu. 25 February 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Miyazaki, Suzuki (June 1, 2023). 独占インタビュー「ラノベの素」 たかた先生『クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった』. LN-News.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ^ 「カクヨム」が正式オープンしました (in Japanese). Kakuyomu. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  9. ^ 年上エリート女騎士が僕の前でだけ可愛い (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  10. ^ a b クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. 24 December 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  11. ^ a b クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった６ (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  12. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった２ (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. 29 July 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  13. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった３ (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. 28 December 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  14. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった4 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. June 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  15. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった5 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  16. ^ 『クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった』のコミカライズ連載が開始. LN-News.com (in Japanese). July 28, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった 3 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  18. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった １ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  19. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった 2 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  20. ^ クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった 4 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  21. ^ 『このライトノベルがすごい！2024』受賞作特集. Kimirano (in Japanese). Kadokawa. 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  22. ^ 次にくるライトノベル大賞2023：文庫部門は『クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった』、単行本部門は『TS衛生兵さんの戦場日記』が1位に選出. LN-news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2024.

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