Haganai (はがない), short for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕は友達が少ない, literally "I Don't Have Many Friends"), is an anime television series produced by AIC Build based on the light novel series by Yomi Hirasaka. It follows a group of misfits who have trouble making friends and form the Neighbors Club with the goal of making friends. There are a total of 26 anime episodes, 24 being televised, and 1 OVA preceding each season.
An OVA episode was bundled with the seventh light novel volume on September 22, 2011.[1] The anime television series aired on TBS and MBS between October 7 and December 23, 2011, and was also simulcast on Niconico. Another OVA episode was released on September 26, 2012. The opening theme is "The Regrettable Neighbours Club Two and a Half Stars" (残念系隣人部★★☆, Zannenkei Rinjinbu Hoshi Futatsuhan) by Marina Inoue, Kanae Itō, Nozomi Yamamoto, Misato Fukuen, Kana Hanazawa, and Yuka Iguchi, while the ending theme is "My Feelings" (私のキ・モ・チ, Watashi no Ki-mo-chi) by Marina Inoue. For the OVA, the ending theme is "You Are My Friend" (君は友達, Kimi wa Tomodachi) by Inoue, Itō, Yamamoto, Fukuen, Hanazawa, Iguchi and Ryohei Kimura.[2] Funimation Entertainment has licensed the series in North America.[3]
A second season, Haganai NEXT, aired between January 11 and March 29, 2013.[4][5] The opening and ending themes respectively are "Be My Friend" and "Bokura no Tsubasa" (僕らの翼, "Our Wings"), both performed by Inoue, Itō, Yamamoto, Fukuen, Hanazawa and Iguchi.[6]