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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
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.
- Cast:
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Onishi, Ai Kayano
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- Fuji TV
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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭
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E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0The Way of Two Boring Rivals' Encounter
2017-04-14 · 22mOne and a half years ago at Toyogasaki Academy. Utaha confirms that the library is carrying the light novel she wrote Metronome in Love. She leaves and gets stopped along the way by Eriri Spencer Sawamura. We finally get to see how Eriri and Utaha meet. What exactly happened between them?!
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.0Turning Point of Earnest and Real
2017-04-21 · 22mUtaha and Tomoya go out on a date in Ikebukuro to celebrate the completion of the script. After going around to a book store and movie theater, they have dinner at a restaurant. That's when Utaha asks Tomoya whether she should attend a nearby university or one located in Kansai for college. Tomoya gives her his answer at the end of the date. Hearing it, Utaha decides to take a certain action.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 6.0First Draft, Second Draft and Great Long Thinking
2017-04-28 · 22mTomoya and the others arrive to meet Izumi, but to their surprise, Iori is there waiting as well. Iori reveals that his Dōjin Team, Rouge en Rouge, is making a new game that is in the same genre as the game Blessing Software is working on, and that Izumi will be in charge of its art. Tomoya believes in his team members, but Iori tells him that he is confident his game's story will be better.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 3.8New Route of Two Nights and Three Days
2017-05-05 · 22mTomoya has noticed a fatal flaw in the script Utaha had written. While her script reads amazingly as a novel, it does not hold up very well as a game script. As the director, Tomoya decides the script needs to be rewritten and begins revising it. Fortunately, Utaha comes in to help as well after composing herself, and the two of them work together to improve the writing as a game script.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.0Deadline or Awakening
2017-05-12 · 22mWith the script rewrites and additional character route, game production has been significantly delayed, and it's becoming apparent that Eriri is running behind with the art. Utaha points out the quality doesn't reflect the time she's putting in. Even so, Tomoya trusts that Eriri will deliver in the end. So Eriri withdraws herself to her secluded family villa in Nasu Kogen to focus on her work...
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E06
Episode 6
★ 4.2The Deadline Buried in Snow
2017-05-19 · 22mEriri finally finishes the artwork, but she collapses with a fever as she tells Tomoya she's done.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 6.0The New Plan of Revenge
2017-05-26 · 22mThe game Tomoya and his colleagues completed "cherry blessing" gained a lot of popularity on the Internet because of Eriri's art and Utaha's script, leading them to sell out all their copies at their booth, and receive a massive amount of additional orders.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 4.0The Girl Who Didn't Break the Flag
2017-06-02 · 22mReplaying "cherry blessing", Tomoya notices details that makes him realize how dedicated Megumi had been to the game's development.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 6.0Graduation with a Twist
2017-06-09 · 22mTomoya celebrates Utaha's graduation from Toyogasaki Academy, and tells her that he would like to continue making games with the current members of the team.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 3.5And the Rivals Will Challenge God
2017-06-16 · 22mAfter the meeting with Akane, Eriri had every intention of not working for Akane. However, Utaha points out that she agreed with her comment about her slump and that she should think about the opportunity this presents. Some time later, Eriri calls Utaha over and convinces her that she is out of her slump and is able to draw better than ever, while also letting her know that she has accepted the offer to work on Field Chronicles XIII. With Eriri joining, Utaha decides to join the project in more of a supervisor role resulting in both girls leaving the circle. While Tomoya discusses the future of his next project with Iori, Iori lets him know that he and Izumi have left Rouge en Rouge feeling that they could not do what they want by remaining in that circle. Tomoya goes up that slope where he met Megumi a year ago, and Megumi is waiting for him.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.0Resume and Start the Game
2017-06-23 · 22mTomoya is heartbroken by Utaha and Eriri's departure from the Dōjin Team, but Megumi takes the opportunity to ask Tomoya out on a date again. Back at Rokutenba Mall, the two of them go around the different stores reliving their previous date here. They visit a hat store last, and Tomoya buys her a certain hat to thank her for cheering him up and to repay her for the glasses she gifted him earlier.
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Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Aki Tomoya (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Megumi Kato (voice)
Saori Onishi
Eriri Spencer Sawamura (voice)
Ai Kayano
Utaha Kasumigaoka (voice)
Sayuri Yahagi
Michiru Hyodo (voice)
Chinatsu Akasaki
Izumi Hashima (voice)
Tetsuya Kakihara
Iori Hashima (voice)