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4 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series

負けヒロインが多すぎる！Too Many Losing Heroines!

9 story arcs, lined up across the anime, light novel and manga, with English and Japanese release status.

Season 1 key visual, via AniList. Hover or tap for color.

9 arcs, 5 editions tracked

I’ve watched through

Season 1 ends after The school festival.

Pick up the light novel at

Volume 3, part 9 of 10

  • Out in English since 18 Feb 2025.
  • Out in Japanese since 19 Apr 2022.Buy in Japanese
  • MangaHasn’t caught up yet.

Draft start points. Chapter-level mappings still need review. Report a wrong mapping.

Stopped partway through a season? Continue from any episode.

The story, arc by arc

Editions
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Anime
  • Free online
  • Scheduled
  • No English yet
  1. 1Meeting the losing heroines
  2. 2Summer with Lemon
  3. 3The school festival
  4. 4Christmas and the student council
  5. 5Valentine preparations
  6. 6Graduation season
  7. 7A new club member
  8. 8The student council election
  9. 9A request from Koharu

Tap a bar for volumes and chapters. Hover over or press and hold a hidden arc to read it. Rows are story order, not length. Blank space means nothing is mapped there yet.

Anime, TV

Season 1

Aired. 2024

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 1

Released. Foreword–chapter 4

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 2

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 3

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 4

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 5

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 6

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 7

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 8

Released. Foreword–epilogue

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Not in English yet

Not in English yet

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 1

Released. Foreword–chapter 4

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 2

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 3

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 4

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 5

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 6

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 7

Released. Foreword–bonus

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 8

Released. Foreword–epilogue

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 9

Released

Story arcs

Manga, English

Vol 1–4

Released. Chapters 1–19

Volumes

  • Volume 1: Chapters 1–5
  • Volume 2: Chapters 6–11
  • Volume 3: Chapters 12–15
  • Volume 4: Chapters 16–19

Story arcs

Manga, English

Vol 5

Released. Chapters 20–22

Story arcs

Manga, Japanese

Vol 1–4

Released. Chapters 1–19

Volumes

  • Volume 1: Chapters 1–5
  • Volume 2: Chapters 6–11
  • Volume 3: Chapters 12–15
  • Volume 4: Chapters 16–19

Story arcs

Manga, Japanese

Vol 5

Released. Chapters 20–22

Story arcs

The chart as a table
Too Many Losing Heroines! coverage
ArcLight novelMangaAnime
Meeting the losing heroinesForeword–chapter 4Chapters 1–13 (partial)Season 1, episodes 1–4
Summer with LemonForeword–epilogueChapters 15–21Season 1, episodes 5–7
The school festivalForeword–bonus—Season 1, episodes 8–11 (partial)
Christmas and the student councilForeword–epilogue——
Valentine preparationsForeword–epilogue——
Graduation seasonForeword–epilogue——
A new club memberForeword–epilogue——
The student council electionForeword–epilogue——
A request from Koharuv09-volume——

Units follow their earliest mapped story position. Tied units keep published reading order; broad mappings do not establish a scene-by-scene chronology.

Units in story-spine order
WorkSource unitMapped story range
Light novelv01-forewordMeeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01c01Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01-intermission-angelMeeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01c02Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01-intermission-passionMeeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01c03Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01-intermission-behind-meMeeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv01c04Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc001Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc002Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc003Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc004Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc005Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc006Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc007Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc008Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc009Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc010Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc011Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc012Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc013Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (mid)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e01Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e02Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e03Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e04Meeting the losing heroines (start) – Meeting the losing heroines (end)
Light novelv02-forewordSummer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02c01Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02-intermission1Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02c02Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02c03Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02-intermission2Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02c04Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv02-epilogueSummer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc015Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc016Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc017Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc018Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc019Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (mid)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e05Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e06Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e07Summer with Lemon (start) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc020Summer with Lemon (mid) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc021Summer with Lemon (mid) – Summer with Lemon (end)
Light novelv03-forewordThe school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03c01The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03-intermission1The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03c02The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03-intermission2The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03c03The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03-intermission3The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03c04The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc022The school festival (start)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e08The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e09The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e10The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e11The school festival (start) – The school festival (mid)
Light novelv03-epilogueThe school festival (mid) – The school festival (end)
Light novelv03-bonusThe school festival (mid) – The school festival (end)
Light novelv04-forewordChristmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04c01Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04-intermission1Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04c02Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04-intermission2Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04c03Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04-intermission3Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04c04Christmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv04-epilogueChristmas and the student council (start) – Christmas and the student council (end)
Light novelv05-forewordValentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05c01Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05-intermission1Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05c02Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05-intermission2Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05c03Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05-intermission3Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05c04Valentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv05-epilogueValentine preparations (start) – Valentine preparations (end)
Light novelv06-forewordGraduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06c01Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06-intermission1Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06c02Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06-intermission2Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06c03Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06-intermission3Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06c04Graduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv06-epilogueGraduation season (start) – Graduation season (end)
Light novelv07-forewordA new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07c01A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07-intermission1A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07c02A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07-intermission2A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07c03A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07-intermission3A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07c04A new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv07-epilogueA new club member (start) – A new club member (end)
Light novelv08-forewordThe student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08c01The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08-intermission1The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08c02The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08-intermission2The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08c03The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08-intermission3The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08c04The student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv08-epilogueThe student council election (start) – The student council election (end)
Light novelv09-volumeA request from Koharu (start) – A request from Koharu (end)

Unplaced units

No story-spine mapping recorded, including originals and recaps.

Units without a story position
WorkSource unit
Light novelv02-bonus
Light novelv04-bonus
Light novelv05-bonus
Light novelv06-bonus
Light novelv07-bonus
Light novelsss-volume
Light novelv08-5-volume
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicc014
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicextra04
Too Many Losing Heroines! @comicv06-volume
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!s1e12

Every arc, in brief

1Meeting the losing heroines*

Kazuhiko witnesses Anna being rejected by her childhood friend. As he tries to help, he becomes involved with Lemon, Chika, and their literature club.

2Summer with Lemon*

Lemon spends time with her childhood friend even though he has a girlfriend. Kazuhiko and Anna try to help the three of them work through their feelings.

3The school festival*

The literature club prepares its festival exhibit as its senior members approach retirement. Chika tries to take responsibility for the club while Kazuhiko learns how to support her.

Season 1 ends here

4Christmas and the student council*

A manuscript confiscated by the student council puts the literature club in trouble. Kazuhiko tries to resolve the dispute as Christmas approaches.

5Valentine preparations*

Kaju prepares Valentine chocolates for someone other than her brother. Kazuhiko tries to understand the change while the literature club offers its own opinions.

6Graduation season*

The seniors prepare to graduate, and Lemon invites Kazuhiko on an outing. Their time together raises new questions about the next school year.

7A new club member*

First-year Riko joins the literature club with an agenda of her own. Kazuhiko and the other members become involved in plans that threaten to disrupt a wedding.

8The student council election*

Tiara asks Kazuhiko to sponsor her campaign for student council president. His club duties compete with the election, and Anna supports the opposing candidate.

9A request from Koharu*

Koharu asks for help moving her relationship with Hiroto forward. Kazuhiko and Anna become involved with the childhood friends and their differing expectations.

* Arc names chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name them.

Works and editions

Release facts are entered by hand and can lag behind the publishers.

Light novel

Light novel, the original

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseShogakukan (Gagaga Bunko)Vol 917 Jul 2026None announced4 Oct 2026
EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment (Airship)Vol 818 Aug 2026Vol SSS22 Dec 20264 Oct 2026

Too Many Losing Heroines! @comic

Manga, adapts the light novel

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseShogakukanVol 610 Aug 2026None announced4 Oct 2026
EnglishSeven Seas EntertainmentVol 516 Jun 2026Vol 620 Apr 20274 Oct 2026

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

Anime, adapts the light novel

PartAired
Season 114 Jul 2024 to 29 Sep 2024

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After each season

Where to continue after each Too Many Losing Heroines! anime part
Watched throughLight novel (Japanese)Light novel (English)Manga (Japanese)Manga (English)
Season 1Light novel vol 3, epilogue (out)Light novel vol 3, epilogue (out)Manga hasn’t reached this point yetManga hasn’t reached this point yet

“Out” means released in that language by 4 Oct 2026.

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