Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko 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 | Aku Berteman dengan Gadis Paling Cantik Kedua di Kelas ku | Sono diventato amico con la seconda ragazza più carina nella mia classe | Làm Bạn Với Cô Nàng Dễ Thương Nhì Lớp | Fiz Amizade com a Segunda Garota mais Bonita da Minha Turma | I Became Friends with the Second Cutest Girl in My Class

As a self-proclaimed class loner, I, Maki Maehara, never expected to cross paths with Umi Asanagi, the popular girl everyone whispers is the "second cutest in class." However, a surprising shared passion for obscure B-movies bridged the gap between our completely different worlds, making her my very first friend. Now, Umi secretly comes over to my house every Friday after school so we can geek out over movies, video games, and manga together. Sharing the same hobbies has created a fun and unexpectedly close dynamic between us, especially when she playfully commandeers my bed and invites me to sit just a little too close for comfort!

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (Japanese: クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった, Hepburn: Kurasu de Ni-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta; lit. 'I Became Friends With the Second Cutest Girl in Class'), shortened as Kuranika (クラにか) 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 nine volumes and a side story volume 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 seven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Connect premiered in April 2026.