is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Houbunsha's manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat since March 2021, with its chapters collected into six volumes as of July 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bridge aired from July to September 2025.
Plot Yuu Yuutani is a good and studious first-year high school student who attends Fujigasaki Private High School. Worshipping the school's displinary committee chairman and madonna Atori Mizutori, Yuu starts acting like a delinquent in the hopes of attracting Atori's attention.
Characters
A high school girl who greatly admires Atori. Despite appearance, she is actually an honor student. However, she decides to change her personality and become a "bad girl" to gain Atori's attention.
A third-year student and Yuu's upperclassman and the most popular student in school. As the chair of the discipline committee, she is so popular that she has her own fan club.
Yuu's childhood friend, who has the appearance of a . In contrast to Yuu, she actually acts like her appearance. Unlike most students in school, she does not think positively of Atori.
A second-year student and a popular streamer. After finding out that Yuu is not familiar with her, she does everything she can to gain Yuu's attention.
A first-year student and Atori's younger sister. She is deeply attached to her sister.
Media Manga Written and illustrated by , Bad Girl was initially published in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine as a guest work before beginning serialization on March 27, 2021. As of July 2026, six volumes have been released.
During its panel at Anime NYC 2025, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.
Volumes
Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 28, 2024. It is produced by Bridge and directed by Jōji Furuta, with series composition handled by Shōji Yonemura, characters designed by Yūki Morimoto, and music composed by . The series aired from July 6 to September 21, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is , and the ending theme song is "Bad Surprise", both performed by , a unit composed of Azusa Tachibana, Niina Hanamiya, Misato Matsuoka, and Miharu Hanai as their respective characters. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive; prior to its streaming debut, it premiered at Anime Expo on July 4, 2025. An English-language dubbing premiered on Hidive on October 29, 2025. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.
Episodes
Reception Bad Girl was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Awards in the printed manga category; it was also nominated in the same category for the 2023 edition.
See also Someone's Girlfriend, another manga series by the same author
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