Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
TV animeFilm2015–20192 seasons23 episodesOriginal: light novelFumiaki Maruto
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.
After Season 2, continue with Vol. 8

Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 4
- Read next
- Vol. 5light novel · Japanese · Kadokawa
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 5 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
冴えない彼女の育てかた 5
KadokawaJapanesePaperback
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- Fan Service of Love and YouthSPThis episode-zero special follows the group on a hot-spring trip and has no separate novel continuation point.

Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 11Original: Vol. 7
- Read next
- Vol. 8light novel · Japanese · Kadokawa
The anime changes events near the end of the second season.
冴えない彼女の育てかた 8
KadokawaJapanesePaperback
All 6 books from Vol. 8 to Vol. 13
- Vol. 8冴えない彼女の育てかた 8Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 9冴えない彼女の育てかた 9Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 10冴えない彼女の育てかた 10Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 11冴えない彼女の育てかた 11Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 12冴えない彼女の育てかた 12Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 13冴えない彼女の育てかた13Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- Fan Service of Love and Pure HeartSPThis episode-zero special takes blessing software to a hotel pool and has no separate novel continuation point.

Saekano the Movie: Finale
Fine concludes the main story; the intervening novels contain material omitted before that ending.
- BackfillOptionalVol. 8 · 冴えない彼女の育てかた 8Read from original light novel Volume 8 to recover the intervening material omitted before the film’s ending.Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
Original · Light novel
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
冴えない彼女の育てかた
Fumiaki Maruto株式会社KADOKAWACompleted13 volumes
- JapaneseKadokawa13 volumesJul 2012 – Oct 2017
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (Japanese · Kadokawa): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 5.
Suggested reading (Japanese · Kadokawa): Season 2 ends at Ep 11. Continue with Vol. 8. Reading notes: The anime changes events near the end of the second season.
The original light novel is complete in 13 volumes.
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