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Also known as Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, known in Japanese as and the short form is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Fumiaki Maruto, with illustrations by Kurehito Misaki. Fujimi Shobo published thirteen volumes between July 2012 and October 2017 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. The story follows high school student Tomoya Aki, who recruits a trio of beautiful girls to help him develop a visual novel and sell it at the Comiket convention.

Key facts

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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata(Saekano), cover.jpg
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The cover for the first light novel volume featuring Eriri Spencer Sawamura
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冴えないの育てかた
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Saenai Hiroin no Sodatekata
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Fumiaki Maruto
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manga
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Fumiaki Maruto
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Takeshi Moriki
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Kadokawa
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Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
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September 9, 2016
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June 9, 2017
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2
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List of Saekano volumes#Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: Girls Side 2
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Dragon Age
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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: Girls Side
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TV series

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Japan
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Premise
  • Publication
  • Media
  • Manga
  • Anime series
  • Theatrical film
  • Video game
  • Reception
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, known in Japanese as and the short form is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Fumiaki Maruto, with illustrations by Kurehito Misaki. Fujimi Shobo published thirteen volumes between July 2012 and October 2017 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. The story follows high school student Tomoya Aki, who recruits a trio of beautiful girls to help him develop a visual novel and sell it at the Comiket convention.

Saekano has received a manga adaptation in addition to three spin-off manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired from January 9 to March 27, 2015, on Fuji TV's noitamina block, which has been licensed by Aniplex of America. A second season aired from April 6 to June 23, 2017, and was streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. A visual novel based on the anime, titled Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata -Blessing Flowers-, was released on April 30, 2015. An animated film, titled Saekano the Movie: Finale, was produced by CloverWorks and premiered on October 26, 2019.

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