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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

“Shine even in defeat, girls!”

8.2 / 10
2024
2 seasons
12 episodes
AnimationComedyDrama

Meet the girls on the losing side of romance! First is Anna Yanami, the girl-next-door type who can’t say no to delicious food. Then there’s Lemon Yakishio, a beautiful and spirited athlete. Last but not least is Chika Komari, the cute yet shy heroine with gentle charm. Together, they navigate awkward setbacks hoping to finally find love!

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Cast

Shuichiro Umeda

Hikaru Tono

Shion Wakayama

Momoka Terasawa

Atsumi Tanezaki

Minami Tanaka

Yusuke Kobayashi

Reina Ueda

Chiaki Kobayashi

Mayumi Tsukishima

Chika Anzai

Sumire Uesaka

Seasons

  • Professional Childhood Friend Yanami Anna's Style of Losing

    1.Professional Childhood Friend Yanami Anna's Style of Losing

    7.6
    14-07-202424m

    Nukumizu Kazuhiko, a loner with a love for light novels, accidentally sees popular Yanami Anna being rejected by her childhood friend. This leads to unexpected interactions with ot...

  • The Promised Failure for You

    2.The Promised Failure for You

    7.0
    21-07-202424m

    Lemon goes to the gym storage room to talk to Nukumizu. They get locked in but are rescued just before they pass out from the heat. Lemon's crush Mitsuki shows up at the nurse's of...

  • Losing the Battle Before It Is Ever Fought

    3.Losing the Battle Before It Is Ever Fought

    7.0
    28-07-202424m

    Lemon and Yanami join the literature club. Pressured by the student council to demonstrate their club activities, Tamaki and Koto decide that everyone should write and submit web n...

  • When You Stare Into a Losing Heroine, the Losing Heroine Stares Back Into You

    4.When You Stare Into a Losing Heroine, the Losing Heroine Stares Back Into You

    7.4
    04-08-202425m

    Komari confesses to Tamaki and then runs away. Tensions between Tamaki and Koto also flare up. Koto packs her things and leaves the campground.

  • Asagumo Chihaya Is Led Astray

    5.Asagumo Chihaya Is Led Astray

    6.9
    11-08-202424m

    Nukumizu endures a chaotic few days of being constantly distracted by his sister Kaju and Yanami. One afternoon, Yanami invites Nukumizu to a café and the two spot Lemon and Ayano...

  • Let Any One of You Who Has Never Been Dumped Be the First to Throw a Stone at the Losing Heroine

    6.Let Any One of You Who Has Never Been Dumped Be the First to Throw a Stone at the Losing Heroine

    8.0
    18-08-202424m

    Nukumizu gets grilled by Ayano after being caught together with Chihaya. Nukumizu clears things up, but then for whatever reason Nukumizu, Ayano, Chihaya, Lemon, and Yanami end up...

  • The Other Side of a Happy Ending

    7.The Other Side of a Happy Ending

    7.5
    25-08-202424m

    Lemon opens up to Nukumizu about her complex feelings for Ayano. She decides to clear things up with Ayano and Chihaya. She asks Nukumizu to escort her to her former elementary sch...

  • If You Are in Trouble, Feel Free to Consult

    8.If You Are in Trouble, Feel Free to Consult

    8.0
    01-09-202424m

    Nukumizu, Yanami, and Komari go to town to research a theme for their Tsuwabuki Festival exhibit. They successfully find a new club advisor and preparations seem to be going smooth...

  • Consider Your Teacher a Stain on the Ceiling or Something, and Please Continue

    9.Consider Your Teacher a Stain on the Ceiling or Something, and Please Continue

    7.8
    08-09-202424m

    Having settled on "Edible Readings" for the literature club exhibit, Nukumizu and Komari continue preparing for the Tsuwabuki Festival. When the two stop by the local library to re...

  • I Suppose It's a Bit Too Early for Goodbye

    10.I Suppose It's a Bit Too Early for Goodbye

    8.2
    15-09-202424m

    Nukumizu and friends manage to complete the literature club exhibit in time. Once the festival begins, the exhibit draws a constant stream of visitors. Yanami steps in to give Nuku...

  • Let's Have a Talk About Responsibility

    11.Let's Have a Talk About Responsibility

    8.0
    22-09-202424m

    Komari practices her presentation for the club presidents' meeting, but still has trouble talking due to her intense fear of public speaking. Nukumizu tries to throw her a lifeline...

  • Am I Actually Just Some Unseasoned Rando Who Drops In for the Last Episode with the Losing Heroine?

    12.Am I Actually Just Some Unseasoned Rando Who Drops In for the Last Episode with the Losing Heroine?

    8.0
    29-09-202424m

    Yanami asks Nukumizu to arrange an adult date. As Yanami's old friends are gradually realizing that she doesn't actually have a steady boyfriend, she wants to maintain her charade...

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