Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
2015 2 seasons · 23 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

冴えない彼女の育てかた

Synopsis

冴えない彼女の育てかた

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.

The 2014–2016 Japan Window

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Also On Fuji TV

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
January 16, 2015
Last Air Date
June 23, 2017
Broadcast Span
2.4 years
Total Episodes
23 across 2 seasons
Total Runtime
≈ 8.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
52
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,753 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,800 of 2,532 (top 71%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies A-1 Pictures
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 2 / 23
Release Date January 16, 2015
Official Site www.saenai.tv

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Questions Answered

When did Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend end?

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend finished its run with its final episode airing on June 23, 2017.

Where did Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend air?

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.