I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class

Maki Maehara is a solitary figure at school, lacking friends or shared hobbies. He anticipates another uneventful academic year, even among new classmates. Six months in, his prediction seems accurate until an unexpected encounter with popular classmate Umi Asanagi at a video store changes everything. Known as the "second prettiest girl in class" and always surrounded by attention, Asanagi appears to inhabit a completely different social sphere. However, the two discover common ground beyond their mutual interest in B-grade movies. To Maki’s surprise, Asanagi asks him to be her friend.