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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

2015–2017 · 2 seasons

A breezy, playful look at creative ambition and awkward romance that feels like hanging out with a quirky club of friends.

Created by
Michiru Itabisashi, Yuki Ogawa
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Onishi
Overview
Tomoya Aki is an otaku who has a dream. His dream is to create the best visual novel game ever. The main heroine for this game and the inspiration for this dream is a background character named Megumi Kato who somehow stumbles into main character-esque traits in his eyes. To complete the game in time he has to call upon the aid of his anime loving professional friends who aren't so keen on the choice of his main heroine.

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Michiru Itabisashi, Yuki Ogawa
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Onishi
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • art
  • work
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Created by
Michiru Itabisashi, Yuki Ogawa
Written by
Fumiaki Maruto
Starring
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Onishi, Ai Kayano, Sayuri Yahagi, Chinatsu Akasaki, Tetsuya Kakihara, Keiko Nemoto
Cinematography
Yuichiro Tozawa
Length
2 seasons, 23 episodes, 23 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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