Animation ID announced on Tuesday that the light anime adaptation of SORAJIMA and Aminohada‘s With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess (Kizu Darake Seijo Yori Hōfuku wo Komete) vertical-scrolling webtoon is premiering a second season in October. Animation ID also announced the returning cast members, new director, and returning staff members.

The returning cast members are:

Saya Fukase (Hyakki Yakou Shou, I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face Returns) is directing the anime at IMAGICA Infos / Imageworks Studio, replacing first season’s director Chisaki. Returning staff members include sound director Yūichi Imaizumi, Hiroki Nozaki and Airi Kobayashi for sound effects, music composer onoken, and Kazuya Takahashi overseeing the production.

The anime’s first season aired in July 2025 on tvk and CBC TV, and also streamed on various streaming services in Japan.

Pocket Comics releases the series in English, and it describes the story:

Rua is a saintess candidate who possesses the power of healing. But her ability had one flaw: she could only heal others by transferring their wounds onto herself. Because of this, others bullied her, calling her the “Fallen Saintess.” But it didn’t bother Rua because her best friend Arianne always stood up for her. One day, Rua’s crush, Commander Garrett, was on the brink of death from a beast attack. Rua healed him, which left her on the verge of death. When she woke up, she learned that all the credit was given to Arianne, and she finally saw her best friend’s true color. Devastated, Rua is lost and helpless when the second prince appears in front of her with a tempting offer. What would happen to Rua as she begins her new life as a villainess?

In Japan, the webtoon runs on comico. The series launched in August 2022 and in English in October 2022. The series’ main story ended in June 2025. The series has been releasing side story chapters since it ended, but announced in October that it will go on hiatus indefinitely.

A “light anime” features a simpler animation style that reduces production time and costs. Other “light anime” Animation ID has produced include Lockdown Zone: Level X, Maarui Kanojo to Zannen na Kareshi, Moriarty’s Perfect Crime, Kanagawa Elves, and Monster Eater.

Sources: Animation ID’s X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Takata‘s Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta (I Became Friends with the Second Cutest Girl in the Class.) light novel unveiled the supporting cast and a third promotional video on Tuesday. The anime premiered on April 7 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by KTV and BS Asahi.

Cast

Nozomu Seki: Rikuya Yasuda (Ikoku Nikki)

Itsuki Maehara: Shinji Kawada (Grand Blue)

Kyoka Minato: Yurina Amami (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu 2nd Season)

Hideki Tachibana (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is directing the anime at Connect, with Takumi Shibata (Little Witch Academia episode director) serving as the assistant director. Keiichirou Oochi (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan) is handling the series composition and script. Shouko Takimoto (Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo) is designing the characters, while Ruka Kawada (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara), Shuuhei Mutsuki (Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo), and Yayoi Sekimukai (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 3rd Season) are composing the music.

Takata began penning the romantic comedy novel on the Kakuyomu website in November 2020. Kadokawa began publishing the series under its Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint with illustrations by Tom Osabe in December 2021. The ninth volume went on sale on April 1, with the tenth volume set to be released on July 1.

Rin Ono began serializing a manga adaptation on the Alive+ web magazine in July 2022. Kadokawa published the seventh volume in December 2025 and plans to release the eighth volume on June 26.

Yen Press licensed the manga adaptation in English in December 2024 and published the second volume in November 2025. The third volume will be released on June 23.

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Source: Comic Natalie

Novels debuted in 2021