Popular Original Works Finally Animated! Free Chapters Extended for 10 Spring Anime Titles including "I Befriended the Second Cutest Girl in My Class"!

KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President, and CEO: Tsuyoshi Natsuno) and Dwango Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Tsuyoshi Natsuno) will hold the "Popular Original Works Finally Animated! Spring Anime Series Fair" for a limited time from 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026, on their manga website "Kadokomi" and manga app "Kadokomi App." ## 2026 Spring Anime Series Fair Held! Kadokomi will host the "Popular Original Works Finally Animated! Spring Anime Series Fair," gathering popular manga that have been adapted into anime in the spring of 2026 and are currently gaining significant attention. During this fair, we will offer extended free trial readings of eligible works, allowing those who became interested in the anime to thoroughly enjoy the manga versions. This fair is designed to provide a rich experience where you can fully enjoy the eligible works in both anime and manga, so please don't miss this opportunity! ## Work Introduction ### "I Befriended the Second Cutest Girl in My Class" Manga: Rin Ono Original Work: Takata Character Design: Azuri Hinata Free Chapters Extended: Up to Volume 3 A down-on-his-luck guy and the second-place heroine, a life-sized "friendship" romantic comedy!! I, Maki Maehara, a loner in class, made my first friend, Umi Asanagi. Asanagi-san is always at the center of attention and rumored by other boys to be "the second cutest girl in class." I thought she lived in a different world from a gloomy guy like me—but it turns out she loves B-movies!? Asanagi-san, who became my friend by chance, secretly comes to my house to play only on Friday afternoons. We have a fun time together with movies, games, and manga, sharing the same hobbies. "Hey, Maehara, here! You can sit here specially." "It's my bed originally..." "Only for today, it's my bed. Come on, come over here?" Asanagi-san, aren't you a little too close? Kadokomi work page here ### "In-Goku Danchi (The Pervert's Apartment Complex)" Original Work: Sakusei Kenkyujo Manga: Yui Takeyama Free Chapters Extended: Up to Volume 1