The TV anime adaptation of Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Too Many Losing Heroines! (Makeine) light novel series has officially been renewed for a second season. The romantic comedy anime's Tsuwabuki High School Literature Club Extracurricular Activities fan event in Akishima, which headlined core cast members Shuichiro Umeda, Hikaru Toono, Momoka Terasawa, Shion Wakayama and Minami Tanaka, officially announced Too Many Losing Heroines! Season 2 today.
An announcement video was also released for the anime's renewal, but a release date hasn't been confirmed at the time of this reporting, so we can expect more details about the sequel in the near future.
The 12-episode first season of Too Many Losing Heroines! aired from July to September 2024. A-1 Pictures produced the animation, with Shotaro Kitamura as the director, Masahiro Yokotani as the script writer, Tetsuya Kawakami as the character designer, and Kana Utatane as the music composer. The Season 1 finale of the acclaimed rom-com series was an anime-original episode. The main voice cast of Makeine are:
Shuichiro Umeda as Kazuhiko Nukumizu
Hikaru Tono as Anna Yanami
Shion Wakayama as Lemon Yakishio
Momoka Terasawa as Chika Komari
What is Too Many Losing Heroines! about?
Too Many Losing Heroines! (Japanese: Make Hiroin ga Ōsugiru!), also known as Makeine, is based on the romantic comedy light novel series written by Takibi Amamori and illustrated by Imigimuru. The series started publication in Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint in July 2021. It received a manga adaptation illustrated by Itachi, which began serialization in MangaOne app and Shogakukuan's Ura Sunday website in April 2022.
Seven Seas Entertainment, the official English publisher of the light novels and manga, shared a description for Too Many Losing Heroines!:
Plain, boring, and friendless Nukumizu Kazuhiko has witnessed something completely baffling: popular girl Yanami Anna was friend-zoned by her childhood friend and crush! In fact, all the popular girls around him are getting similarly rejected by the boys they like. Without realizing it, Kazuhiko becomes entangled in the relationship drama where all the leading heroines are losing out on love! Can he keep their spirits up and help them find happiness?
