Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
TV Show · Anime · Romance

When Tomoya Aki, a geeky high school boy, organizes a team of female classmates to produce a romance-themed video game, actual romance blossoms between him and several of the girls.

2015 · 22m
Starring Ai Kayano, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Ōnishi
Director Kanta Kamei

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Fan Service of Love and Youth
    Tomoya and his teammates, organizing under the name Blessing Software, head out on location to find inspiration for their visual novel video game; Tomoya ends up in compromising situations with several of the girls.
    19m
  • EPISODE 2
    An Error-Ridden Prologue
    Upon meeting a beautiful girl, teenager Tomoya Aki becomes inspired to create a visual novel computer game and sets about recruiting some quirky but creative classmates to help him.
    22m
  • EPISODE 3
    A Girlfriend Without a Raised Flag
    Tomoya and Megumi get to know each other by going out for coffee; Eriri and Utaha complain about Tomoya's vision for their game.
    22m
  • EPISODE 4
    Retake the Climax
    With Megumi away on vacation, Tomoya struggles to complete his new draft of the gaming project and begins to wonder if he should accept Eriri's advice to abandon his dream.
    22m
  • EPISODE 5
    Budget, Deadline and New Development
    Utaha and Tomoya's lives become more entangled when Tomoya lands a part-time job as her editor; Tomoya sets the deadline for the game; Tomoya has a harsh reaction to seeing Megumi with another boy.
    22m
  • EPISODE 6
    The Date Event of Crossing Paths
    Megumi has trouble modeling for character artist Eriri; Tomoya's request for dating advice upsets Eriri; Utaha submits her draft of the game's storyline.
    22m

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Cast & Crew

  • A‌K
    Ai Kayano
    Utaha Kasumigaoka
  • Kiyono Yasuno
    Megumi Katō
  • S‌Ō
    Saori Ōnishi
    Eriri Spencer Sawamura
  • Y‌M
    Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
    Tomoya Aki
  • C‌A
    Chinatsu Akasaki
    Izumi Hashima
  • S‌Y
    Sayuri Yahagi
    Michiru Hyōdō
  • Tetsuya Kakihara
    Iori Hashima
  • K‌K
    Kanta Kamei
    Director
  • F‌M
    Fumiaki Maruto
    Writer
  • H‌H
    Hajime Hyakkoku
    Music

About

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

Anime

When Tomoya Aki, a geeky high school boy, organizes a team of female classmates to produce a romance-themed video game, actual romance blossoms between him and several of the girls.

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Studio
フジテレビ
Released
2015
Rated
0+
Region of Origin
Japan
© (C)2015丸戸史明・深崎暮人・KADOKAWA富士見書房/冴えない製作委員会

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