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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

Original title: 冴えない彼女の育てかた

2015 · TV-14 · 2 seasons · 23 episodes

6.8

TMDB audience score
96 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 8h 49m to watch every episode. An estimate: 23 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 23 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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Main cast

  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
    Aki Tomoya (voice)
    23 episodes

  • Kiyono Yasuno
    Megumi Kato (voice)
    23 episodes

  • Saori Onishi
    Eriri Spencer Sawamura (voice)
    23 episodes

  • Ai Kayano
    Utaha Kasumigaoka (voice)
    23 episodes

  • Sayuri Yahagi
    Michiru Hyodo (voice)
    23 episodes

  • Chinatsu Akasaki
    Izumi Hashima (voice)
    23 episodes

  • Tetsuya Kakihara
    Iori Hashima (voice)
    23 episodes

  • You Taichi
    Aki Tomoya (Elementary School) (voice)
    10 episodes

  • Yuma Uchida
    Yoshihiko Kamisato (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Houko Kuwashima
    Sonoko Machida (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Kaya Okuno
    Azusa Satomi (voice)
    3 episodes

  • Hitomi Nabatame
    Akane Kosaka (voice)
    3 episodes

  • Rui Tanabe
    Echika Mizuhara (voice)
    2 episodes

  • Eri Suzuki
    Tokino Himekawa (voice)
    2 episodes

  • Junya Enoki
    Coffee Shop Customer (voice)
    2 episodes

  • Keiko Nemoto
    Female Teacher (voice)
    1 episode

  • Nobuaki Kanemitsu
    Mister (voice)
    1 episode

  • Mina Nagashima
    Female Student A (voice)
    1 episode

Seasons