©佐伯さん・SBクリエイティブ／アニメ「お隣の天使様」製作委員会The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten anime’s X (formerly Twitter) account has revealed a Gemini-themed illustration of main heroine Mahiru created by Mieko Hosoi, a character designer known for her work on anime such as Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, Fate/Grand Order‘s opening animation, Assault Lily Bouquet, and the Fate/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot films (co-credit).
This illustration marks the beginning of a series of Zodiac-themed artwork that will be released monthly. Before this initiative, the anime’s account shared various illustrations for fans, serving purposes that included merchandise promotion and commemorating events like GA FES 2024.
©佐伯さん・SBクリエイティブ／アニメ「お隣の天使様」製作委員会The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is adapted from the romantic comedy light novels by Saeki-san, published under SB Creative’s GA Bunko label. The first season aired from January to March 2023, with a second season confirmed in October 2023. Crunchyroll summarizes it as:
In gratitude for his kindness, Mahiru takes it upon herself to cook and clean for her messy neighbor Amane. What begins as a simple act of thanks develops into a deeper relationship as they bond. This is the tale of a charming romance between a boy and his neighbor girl.
Yen Press holds the license for the light novel series, which topped the charts in the This Light Novel Is Amazing! 2024 Bunko survey in categories such as Female Character (Mahiru Shiina), Male Character (Amane Fujimiya), and illustrator. The series debuted in 2019 and boasts 11 primary volumes as of March 2025. For the inaugural volume, the current illustrator Hanekoto contributed just the cover art, while the interior illustrations were done by Hazano Watake.
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The narrative originally emerged as a web novel on Shoutsetsuka ni Narou in 2018. The light novels inspired a Square Enix-published manga adaptation by Wan Shibata.
Staff (Season 1)
• Supervisor: Kenichi Imaizumi (Kingdom Season 3 to 5 and After School Dice Club director) [Credited as director when the anime was originally announced]
• Director: Lihua Wang/Reika Ou [Began being listed as director prior to the anime’s premiere]
• Series composer: Keiichiro Ochi (Girlfriend, Girlfriend)
• Character designer: Takayuki Noguchi (Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway)
• Animation production: Project No.9
Cast
• Taito Ban as Amane Fujimiya
• Manaka Iwami as Mahiru Shiina
• Taku Yashiro as Itsuki Akasawa
• Haruka Shiraishi as Chitose Shirakawa
Source: @tenshisama_PR
