Haganai

Haganai
First light novel volume cover, featuring Kodaka Hasegawa (left) and Yozora Mikazuki (right)
僕は友達が少ない
(Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)
Genre
Light novel
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Illustrated byBuriki
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 31, 2009August 25, 2015
Volumes11
Further information
Manga
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Illustrated byItachi
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 27, 2010December 26, 2020
Volumes20
Manga
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+
Written byMisaki Harukawa
Illustrated byShouichi Taguchi
Published byShueisha
MagazineJump SQ.19
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 19, 2010June 19, 2012
Volumes2
Original video animation
Directed byHisashi Saitō
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byTom-H@ck
StudioAIC Build
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2011
Runtime12 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byHisashi Saitō
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byTom-H@ck
StudioAIC Build
Licensed by
Original networkTBS, MBS
English network
Original run October 7, 2011 December 23, 2011
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Universe
Written byVarious authors
Illustrated byVarious illustrators
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runNovember 23, 2011February 22, 2013
Volumes2
Video game
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable
PublisherNamco Bandai
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation Portable
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2012
Original video animation
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Add On Disc
Directed byHisashi Saitō
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byTom-H@ck
StudioAIC Build
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2012
Runtime25 minutes
Light novel
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai CONNECT
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Illustrated byBuriki
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
PublishedDecember 25, 2012
Anime television series
Haganai NEXT
Directed byToru Kitahata
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Music byTom-H@ck
StudioAIC Build
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Crunchyroll
Original networkTBS, MBS
English network
  • SEA: Animax Asia
Original run January 11, 2013 March 29, 2013
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed byTakurō Oikawa
Written byTakurō Oikawa
StudioToei
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2014 (2014-02-01)
Runtime114 minutes
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Haganai (はがない), short for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕は友達が少ない, loosely "I Don't Have Many Friends"),[note 1] is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Buriki, and published by Media Factory, with 11 volumes released from August 2009 to August 2015. It has been given several manga adaptations; the first incarnation, its title and basic plot unchanged, began serialization in 2010; it was written and illustrated by Itachi and published in Monthly Comic Alive. A retelling of the series, written by Misaki Harukawa and illustrated by Shuichi Taguchi and called Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+ was published in Jump SQ.19. A 12-episode anime adaptation by AIC Build aired in Japan between October and December 2011. An original video animation episode was released in September 2012. A second anime season, Haganai NEXT, aired between January and March 2013. A live-action film adaptation was released in February 2014.

  1. ^ a b c Yegulalp, Serdar. "Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends". About.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael (October 21, 2015). "Animax Asia Airs Haganai NEXT TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.


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