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When Does Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Season 2 Come Out? Is It Renewed?

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun ended after Season 1.

IMDb

7.5/10

Seasons

1

Episodes

12

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Diagnostics

Network
TV Tokyo
First aired
2014-07-07
Last aired
2014-09-22
Runtime
24 min
Rated
TV-14

Awards 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Predictive Logic Analysis

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 2 in development.

What is Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun about?

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is a comedy that finds its humor in the collision between shoujo manga tropes and the messy reality of making them. Chiyo Sakura's straightforward confession to her classmate Nozaki goes hilariously sideways when he mistakes her romantic declaration for fan enthusiasm, thrusting her into his world as a manga assistant rather than as his girlfriend. What follows is a clever inversion of the very genre conventions that Nozaki himself writes for—a show about creating love stories that is itself deliberately, entertainingly bad at romantic progression. The premise works because the gap between what Chiyo wants and what she actually gets never closes, and the show mines genuine comedy from that tension while building a warm ensemble of quirky collaborators.

The series distinguishes itself through sharp comic timing and a style that affectionately parodies shoujo manga while respecting its audience's knowledge of the genre. Every supporting character who enters Nozaki's orbit brings their own comedic contradiction—people who inspire his dreamy romantic narratives while being utterly unsuited to them in real life. The animation is clean and expressive without being flashy, serving the dialogue and character reactions rather than competing with them. This is a show that understands the mechanics of comedy writing as well as manga writing, layering jokes about the creative process alongside gags about teenage social dynamics.

The twelve-episode run landed firmly with both critics and anime audiences, earning solid marks on review aggregators and cultivating a devoted following that appreciated its wit and character work. The show struck a balance that many comedies miss—it's funny enough to hold attention but also emotionally grounded enough that the characters feel like people rather than just delivery mechanisms for jokes. This earned it genuine affection rather than mere entertainment value.

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun occupies a sweet spot in the comedy anime space, distinct from both romance-focused shows and pure gag comedies. Its cultural footprint, while not massive, has remained steady among anime enthusiasts who value character-driven humor and meta-awareness. The show proved that a romantic premise could sustain a comedy series precisely by subverting the expectations that premise creates, establishing itself as a standout entry in the school comedy genre.

Themes

romcomromanceslice of lifeschoolbased on mangaschool lifeanimeschool clubjapanese high schoolotaku

Is Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun renewed or cancelled?

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Season 2 Release Date

No new season is expected. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun seasons

Season 12014 · 12 ep
  • 1. This Love... Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga2014-07-07 · ★ 8.0
  • 2. Meet the New Heroine2014-07-14 · ★ 8.0
  • 3. Violence vs. the Prince2014-07-21 · ★ 8.3
  • 4. There Are Times When Men Must Fight2014-07-28 · ★ 8.0
  • 5. The Man Who Envisions Love2014-08-04 · ★ 8.3
  • 6. I'll Cast a Spell on You2014-08-11 · ★ 8.3
  • 7. The Manga Artist's Brain, Nozaki-kun2014-08-18 · ★ 8.0
  • 8. The Prince (Girl) of the School's Problems2014-08-25 · ★ 8.0
  • 9. Do You Have Enough Excitement?2014-09-01 · ★ 8.0
  • 10. What's Strengthened Is Our Bond and Our Reins.2014-09-08 · ★ 8.0
  • 11. Rice and Salt2014-09-15 · ★ 8.0
  • 12. If This Feeling Isn't Love, Then There Is No Love in the World2014-09-22 · ★ 8.3

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun cast

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Ari Ozawa

Ari Ozawa

Chiyo Sakura (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Umetarou Nozaki (voice)

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Mikoto Mikoshiba (voice)

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Masayuki Hori (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Hirotaka Wakamatsu (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

Yuu Kashima (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Yuzuki Seo (voice)

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Ken Miyamae (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Mitsuya Maeno (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Yukari Miyako (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Saburō Suzuki (voice)

Marie Miyake

Marie Miyake

Mamiko (voice)

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    When does Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Season 2 come out?
    Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun ended after Season 1.
    Is Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun renewed or cancelled?
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    How many seasons of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun are there?
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    What is Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun's IMDb rating?
    Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 4,654 votes.