# Where to Watch I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class

**Crunchyroll is your home for I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class — that's the show's official streaming spot. If you love warm, low-stakes school romcom, the kind where a quiet, overlooked guy and a genuinely kind popular girl inch from 'just friends' toward something more, this one is built for exactly that itch. Adapted from Takata's light novel and directed by Hideki Tachibana, it wears its slice-of-life heart on its sleeve: soft comedy, real blushing, and a central friendship you'll be quietly rooting to tip over into romance.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GT00371673)

There's one clear address here: Crunchyroll carries the series, so a single Crunchyroll account is all you need to follow it from start to finish — no hopping between half a dozen platforms. Ride the free ad-supported tier if you don't mind commercial breaks, or go premium for a cleaner, uninterrupted run.

## Synopsis

Maki Maehara has spent his school days on the outside looking in — until, almost out of nowhere, he lands his very first friend. And not just anyone: Umi Asanagi, widely ranked the second-cutest girl in their class and the kind of person everyone's eyes naturally drift toward. Maki is convinced someone like her sits far beyond his reach, so he settles for being her friend and nothing more. But the closer the two of them grow, the harder it gets for him to shake the question tugging at his chest — whether what's building between them might be something bigger than friendship.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 12
- **Premiered:** 2026
- **Studio:** connect
- **Score:** 8

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## FAQ

### Where can I watch I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class?

Crunchyroll is the official streaming home for the series — that's the one place you'll need to follow it.

### How many episodes are there?

The series runs 12 episodes.

### Do I need to watch anything else first?

No. It's a self-contained starting point with no earlier season or spin-off required — episode one is the beginning of the story.

### What kind of show is it?

A slice-of-life romantic comedy set in high school, centered on the slow-warming friendship between class loner Maki Maehara and Umi Asanagi, the girl everyone considers the second-cutest in class.