Saekano - How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

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

High school student Tomoya Aki organises a team of female classmates to help him produce a romantic video game. While working on the project, romance blossoms throughout the team.

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 venture to find location inspiration for their visual novel game, and Tomoya ends up in compromising situations with a number of the girls.
    23m
  • EPISODE 2
    An Error-Ridden Prologue
    Upon meeting a beautiful girl, teenager Tomoya becomes inspired to create a visual novel computer game.
    22m
  • EPISODE 3
    A Girlfriend Without a Raised Flag
    Tomoya and Megumi get together to learn a little more about each other. Plus, Eriri and Utaha aren't thrilled about Tomoya's vision for the game.
    22m
  • EPISODE 4
    Retake the Climax
    Tomoya procrastinates completing his new draft of the gaming project, and considers taking Eriri's advice and leaving the team.
    22m
  • EPISODE 5
    Una cita entre opuestos
    Tomoya's jealousy spikes when he sees Megumi with another boy. Meanwhile, Utaha and Tomoya's lives become even more entangled when he secures a job as her editor.
    22m
  • EPISODE 6
    The Date Event of Crossing Paths
    Tomoya upsets Eriri when he looks for dating advice. Meanwhile, Megumi struggles to model for character artist Eriri, and Utaha submits her storyline draft.
    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

High school student Tomoya Aki organises a team of female classmates to help him produce a romantic video game. While working on the project, romance blossoms throughout the team.

Information

Studio
A-1 Pictures
Released
2015
Rated
M
Region of Origin
Japan

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese, Japanese (Japan)
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  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
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  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
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  • Philippines
  • Singapore
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