Saekano

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Takeshi Moriki was serialized from January 9, 2013, to August 9, 2016, in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age.[10][11] It was collected in eight tankōbon volumes between August 2013 and November 2016.[12] It was published in English by Yen Press between January 2016 and December 2017.[13]

A spin-off manga titled Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: Egoistic-Lily (冴えないの育てかた～egoistic-lily～) with art by Niito was serialized from February 4, 2013, to May 2, 2014, in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace.[14][15] It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes. Another spin-off manga titled Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: Koisuru Metronome (冴えないの育てかた 恋するメトロノーム) with art by Sabu Musha was serialized from August 24, 2013, to April 25, 2018, in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Big Gangan.[16][17] It has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes.[18] A manga adaptation of Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: Girls Side was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine from September 9, 2016, to June 9, 2017.[11][19] It has been collected in two tankōbon volumes.

Anime series

An anime television series adaptation of the light novel series was announced in March 2014 to premiere on Fuji TV's Noitamina block in January 2015.[20] The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Kanta Kamei, with scripts written by series creator Fumiaki Maruto, character designs by Tomoaki Takase and music by Hajime Hyakkoku.[21] The opening theme song for the anime was "Kimiiro Signal" (君色シグナル) by Luna Haruna, while the ending theme song was "Colorful." (カラフル.) by Miku Sawai. The series began airing on January 9, 2015, and finished airing on March 27, 2015, with a total of 13 episodes.[22] The first season has been licensed for North America by Aniplex of America.[23]

A second season to the anime series, titled Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat, (冴えないの育てかた♭)[24] was announced on May 3, 2015,[25] with the main staff and cast returning from the previous season to reprise their roles.[26] It aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina block from April 13, 2017, to June 23, 2017, running for 12 episodes,[27][28] with the web-only episode 0 streamed on April 5, 2017. The opening theme song for the second season is "Stella Breeze" (ステラブリーズ) by Luna Haruna,[29] while the ending theme song are "Pink Diary" (桜色ダイアリー) for episode 0 to 10 and "Youth Prologue" (青春プロローグ) for episode 11, both sung by Moso Calibration.[30] The second season streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.[31]

Theatrical film

An anime film was announced at the "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fes. flat -glistening moment-" event on December 3, 2017.[32] The film, titled Saekano the Movie: Finale, (冴えないの育てかた) was produced by CloverWorks and directed by Akihisa Shibata, with Kanta Kamei serving as chief director. The rest of the main staff and cast from the anime series returned to reprise their roles. It premiered in Japan on October 26, 2019.[33] The theme song "glory days", was sung by Luna Haruna, with Miku Sawai composing.[34][35]

Video game

A PlayStation Vita visual novel based on the anime, titled Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata -Blessing Flowers-, (冴えないの育てかた -blessing flowers-) was released on April 30, 2015.[36] A limited edition with an original soundtrack CD and a B2-size cloth poster retailed for 8,800 yen (about US$74), a regular edition for 6,800 yen (US$57), and a download edition for 6,000 yen (US$51). The first copies of all editions included a download code for an original custom PS Vita theme. The game utilizes Live2D software, which moves the characters with CGI but retains their two-dimensional look.[37]