[DeepL Translation - needs review] Introduction to Volume 1: "Well, let's just say we're secret friends.
Maki Maehara, the lone boy in my class, has made his first friend, Umi Asanagi. He is always at the center of the circle, and the other boys say that he is the second cutest guy in the class. I thought that I, a loner, live in a different world from him, but it turns out that he likes B-movies! Asanagi-san, who became my friend by chance, comes to my house secretly on Fridays after school...
Great adaptation of the light novel so far! It really brings out the characters and details quite well, and it's cool getting to see things from the outside, instead of just hearing Maki's perspective.
Sometimes things look a little too nice, and sometimes the lack of inner monologue (compared to the book), as well as the consolidation, feels less impactful. But overall, I'm enjoying reading. There's furigana for everything, and also a bonus short story at the end of each volume.