List of Saekano episodes

Cover of the third home video release volume featuring Megumi Kato.

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (Japanese: 冴えない彼女(ヒロイン)の育てかた, Hepburn: Saenai Hiroin no Sodatekata) is an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, and based on the light novel series of the same name written by Fumiaki Maruto and illustrated by Kurehito Misaki.[1] The anime adaptation is directed by Kanta Kamei and written by Maruto, featuring character designs by Tomoaki Takase and music by Hajime Hyakkoku.[2] The first season consisting of 13 episodes began airing on January 9, 2015 and finished airing on March 27, 2015.[3] A second season consisting of 12 episodes, titled Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat, began airing on April 14, 2017 and finished airing on June 23, 2017, with a web-only "episode 0" releasing on April 6, 2017.[4][5]

For the first season, the opening theme song is "Kimiiro Signal" (君色シグナル, Kimiiro Shigunaru) by Luna Haruna, while the ending theme song is "Colorful." (カラフル。, Karafuru.) by Miku Sawai. It has been licensed in North America by Aniplex of America,[6] and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.[7] For the second season, the opening theme song is "Stella Breeze" (ステラブリーズ, Sutera Burīzu) by Luna Haruna,[8] while the ending theme song is "Pink Diary" (桜色ダイアリー, Sakurairo Daiarī) for episode 0 to 10 and "Youth Prologue" (青春プロローグ, Seishun Prologue) for episode 11, both sung by Moso Calibration.[9] The second season was exclusively streamed on Amazon Video.[10]

  1. ^ "Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata Light Novels Get Anime on Noitamina". Anime News Network. March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bunny Drop's Kamei Helms Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata Anime". Anime News Network. April 21, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata's New Video Previews Otaku Romantic Comedy". Anime News Network. December 6, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Anime Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Saekano's TV Anime Sequel to Premiere on Noitamina in April 2017". Anime News Network. March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Aniplex USA Licenses Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend". Anime News Network. December 17, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "Madman Adds Saekano to AnimeLab". Anime News Network. January 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  8. ^ "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat's Video Previews Luna Haruna Song". Anime News Network. February 16, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata Flat Anime's Video Previews Moso Calibration's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. March 9, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  10. ^ "Amazon's Anime Strike Announces Full Spring Lineup, Premiere Dates". Anime News Network. April 5, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.