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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件) is a Japanese light novel series written by Saekisan and illustrated by Hanekoto. Originally published online on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, SB Creative has released 12 volumes of the series under their GA Bunko label since June 2019. Yen Press holds the license to publish the series in North America in English. A manga adaptation with art by Wan Shibata and composition by Suzu Yūki has been serialized via Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga Up! since January 2022. As of October 2025, its chapters have been collected in six volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Project No.9 aired from January to March 2023. A second season premiered in April 2026.

Plot

Amane Fujimiya, a lonely and stoic high school boy, lives alone in an apartment, and the most beautiful girl in school, Mahiru Shiina, lives just next door, to which they are initially unaware of. They have almost never spoken despite being in the same class—until the day he sees her in distress on a rainy day and lends her his umbrella. To return the favor, she offers him help around the house, and before they realize, a relationship slowly begins to blossom as the distance between them closes.

Characters

  • Amane Fujimiya (藤宮 周)
  • The protagonist of the series, an awkward and lonely high school boy who lives alone in a small apartment. Because he is not good at organizing things, he often eats out or buys food from convenience stores. He starts to fall in love with Mahiru as he spends time with her, but constantly reminds himself not to as they are not dating, and out of fear of her rejecting him. By the end of the first season, he finally confesses his love to Mahiru and they begin dating.
  • Mahiru Shiina (椎名 真昼)
  • The main female protagonist, a gorgeous and kind young girl who lives alone in the small apartment next door to Amane. She is idolized at school because of her beauty as well as her academic and athletic abilities, and is given the nickname of Angel. She comes from a rich family, but she lives away from her parents as they are not on good terms. Though initially showing no feelings or affection for Amane, she starts to warm up to him as they bond, and realizes she might be falling for him as well. Amane's mother develops a fondness for her and appreciates her care for him. By the end of the first season, Mahiru returns Amane's feelings and becomes his girlfriend.
  • Her name, Mahiru (lit. 'noon'), which was given by her father, Asahi (lit. 'morning sun'), represents the noon in between morning and night, which is the name of her mother, Sayo (lit. 'little night').[1]
  • Itsuki Akasawa (赤澤 樹)
  • Amane's friend and classmate. He gives advice to Amane regarding his relationship with Mahiru. He is Chitose's boyfriend and calls her "Chii" (ちぃ).
  • Chitose Shirakawa (白河 千歳)
  • Amane's classmate and Itsuki's girlfriend, who befriends Mahiru.
  • Yūta Kadowaki (門脇 優太)
  • Amane and Mahiru's classmate who is the ace of the school's track-and-field team. He is popular with girls and is nicknamed "Prince", though Mahiru finds him arrogant and annoying.
  • Ayaka Kido (木戸 彩香)
  • [2]

Media

Light novel

The light novel series originally began serialization online on the website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. SB Creative then acquired the series and has published 12 volumes under their GA Bunko label since June 2019, while Yen Press holds the license for English release in North America.[3] The English translation is done by Nicole Wilder.[4]

The illustrator was changed from Hazano Kazutake to Hanekoto in Volume 2.[5]

Manga

A manga adaptation, which was announced on November 18, 2019,[45] with art by Wan Shibata and composition by Suzu Yūki began serialization in Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga Up! on January 6, 2022.[46] As of October 7, 2025, its chapters have been collected in six volumes.

At Anime Expo 2023, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they licensed the series for English publication. The first volume released on February 6, 2024.[47]

A spin-off manga series illustrated by Puyo, titled The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten: After the Rain (お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件 after the rain), began serialization in the Manga Up! service on December 7, 2023. The series adapts the first short story volume of the light novels (Volume 5.5).[60]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 4, 2022. It is produced by Project No.9 and directed by Lihua Wang, with supervision by Kenichi Imaizumi, scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs by Takayuki Noguchi, and music composed by Moe Hyūga.[63] The series aired from January 7 to March 25, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[64] The opening theme song is "Gift" (ギフト) performed by Masayoshi Ōishi, and the ending theme song (for the most part) is a cover of Mongol800's "Chiisana Koi no Uta" (小さな恋のうた) performed by Manaka Iwami.[65][66] But in episode 1, episode 7 and episode 12, the ending theme songs are respectively the opening theme song "Gift" (ギフト), a cover of Greeeen's "Ai Uta" (愛唄) performed by Manaka Iwami and a cover of Flumpool's "To You" (君に届け) performed by Manaka Iwami. Crunchyroll streamed the series.[67]

A second season was announced during an event for the anime series on October 8, 2023.[68] The staff and cast from the first season are reprising their roles, with Chihiro Kumano replacing Wang as director.[69] The season premiered on April 3, 2026.[70] The opening theme song is "You are a Lover" (君は恋人) performed by Masayoshi Ōishi.[71] The ending theme is a cover of Dreams Come True’s Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki! performed by Manaka Iwami.[72] The second season is set to run for 12 episodes.[73]

Season 1 (2023)

Season 2 (2026)

Season 1 (2023)

Season 2 (2026)

Video game

An adventure video game developed by Mages, titled Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Memorial Vacation, is set to be released on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, 2026.[75]

Reception

The light novel ranked tenth in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! in the bunkobon category, and sixth overall among the other new series in 2020. The series has sold one hundred thousand copies by April 2020.[76]

According to Oricon, in the first week of release the fifth volume sold 19,791 copies in Japan, which placed it first on the Oricon Weekly Light Novel chart.[77]

See also

External links

  • at Shōsetsuka ni Narō

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