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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (2,183 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 ↑ +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.55 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 7.8 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Fan Service of Love and Youth	6.4	126
1	An Error-ridden Prologue	7.0	124
2	A Girlfriend Without a Raised Flag	7.1	120
3	Retake the Climax	7.1	114
4	Budget, Deadline and New Development	6.8	113
5	The Date Event of Crossing Paths	6.9	110
6	Deciding the Night for Two	7.7	118
7	Friend, Foe or A New Character	8.7	107
8	A Wingman's Traumatic Recollection Mode	8.8	108
9	One-on-one Route After 8 Years	7.7	112
10	A Melody of Reminiscing and Support	8.7	108
11	Ready to Start Resolving the Subplots	7.4	111
12	The Ups and Downs at the End of Each Day	7.8	116

Season 2 (2017)

8.67 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 8.1 22 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Fan Service of Love and Pure Heart	7.0	117
1	Way of Two Boring Rivals's Encounter	8.7	105
2	Turning Point of Earnest and Real	9.0	102
3	First Draft, Second Draft and Great Long Thinking	8.9	97
4	New Route of Two Nights and Three Days	9.0	107
5	Deadline or Awakening	8.9	98
6	The Deadline Buried in Snow	9.1	103
7	The New Plan of Revenge	9.0	100
8	The Girl Who Didn't Break the Flag	8.5	122
9	Graduation with a Twist	8.8	100
10	And the Rivals Will Challenge God	9.0	109
11	Resume and Start the Game	8.1	114

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015)

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