[b]Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata[/b] (abbrev. [b]Saekano[/b], English: [b]How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend[/b]) is a series of light novels written by Maruto Fumiaki with illustrations by [[Misaki Kurehito]].

The story follows [[Aki Tomoya]], a high school student who recruits his friends to help him create a visual novel based on his classmate, [[Katou Megumi]].

The series has received multiple adaptations: a manga series with art by [[Moriki Takeshi]] (and two further manga spinoff series), an anime series with two seasons by [[A-1 Pictures]], a [[Playstation Vita]] visual novel, and a movie by [[CloverWorks]] that premiered October 2019.

h4. Characters

* [[Aki Tomoya]]
* [[Hashima Izumi]]
* [[Hyoudou Michiru]]
* [[Kasumigaoka Utaha]]
* [[Katou Megumi]]
* [[Sawamura Spencer Eriri]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia (EN): Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saekano:_How_to_Raise_a_Boring_Girlfriend
* "Wikipedia (JP): Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata":[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/冴えない彼女の育てかた]
* "Wikipedia (JP): Maruto Fumiaki":[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/丸戸史明]
* "Fujimi Fantasia Bunko: Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata":[https://fantasiabunko.jp/sp/201211heroine/]
* "Anime Official Site":https://www.saenai.tv/
* "Saekano Movie Site":https://saenai-movie.com/
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