Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
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Cover of the first Japanese novel published by MF Bunko J showing main characters Kodaka Hasegawa, left, and Yozora Mikazuki, right
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僕は友達が少ない (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) |
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| Genre | Harem, Comedy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yomi Hirasaka |
| Illustrated by | Buriki |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | August 31, 2009 – August 25, 2015 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends | |
| Written by | Yomi Hirasaka |
| Illustrated by | Itachi |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Original run | March 27, 2010 – present |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Manga | |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+ | |
| Written by | Misaki Harukawa |
| Illustrated by | Shouichi Taguchi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Jump SQ.19 |
| Original run | November 19, 2010 – June 19, 2012 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hisashi Saitō |
| Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Tom-H@ck |
| Studio | AIC Build |
| Released | September 22, 2011 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hisashi Saitō |
| Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Tom-H@ck |
| Studio | AIC Build |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TBS, MBS, Funimation Channel |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Light novel | |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Universe | |
| Written by | Various authors |
| Illustrated by | Various illustrators |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | November 11, 2011 – February 22, 2013 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Game | |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable | |
| Publisher | Namco Bandai |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | February 23, 2012 |
| Original video animation | |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Add On Disc | |
| Directed by | Hisashi Saitō |
| Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Tom-H@ck |
| Studio | AIC Build |
| Released | September 26, 2012 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Light novel | |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai CONNECT | |
| Written by | Yomi Hirasaka |
| Illustrated by | Buriki |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Published | December 25, 2012 |
| Anime television series | |
| Haganai NEXT | |
| Directed by | Toru Kitahata |
| Written by | Yomi Hirasaka |
| Music by | Tom-H@ck |
| Studio | AIC Build |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TBS, MBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 11, 2013 – March 29, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Takurō Oikawa |
| Written by | Takurō Oikawa |
| Studio | Times-In |
| Released | February 1, 2014 |
Haganai (はがない?), short for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕は友達が少ない?, literally "I Don't Have Many Friends"), is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Buriki, and published by Media Factory. It has been given several manga adaptations; the first incarnation, its title and basic plot unchanged, began serialization in 2010; it was written and illustrated by Itachi and published in Monthly Comic Alive. A retelling of the series, written by Misaki Harukawa and illustrated by Shuichi Taguchi and called Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+ was published in Jump SQ.19. A 12-episode anime adaptation by AIC Build aired in Japan between October and December 2011. An original video animation episode was released on September 26, 2012. A second anime season, Haganai NEXT, aired between January and March 2013. A live-action film adaptation was released on February 1, 2014.
Yomi Hirasaka had been working on Light Novel Club (ラノベ部 Ranobe-bu?), which consisted of short stories about everyday life. In developing Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, or Haganai for short, Hirasaka contrasts the main characters as opposites of the ones in the Light Novel Club which had good relationships to begin with. Hirasaka drew influences from personal experience: "This novel is a story about myself who also had few friends, bad communication skills, negative thinking, lacking life experiences and useless delusional habits." Hirasaka also considers the setting of the stories to be less restrictive. The anime was directed by Hisashi Saito, who had previously directed the fan service romantic comedy Heaven's Lost Property. Hirasaka noted that the Itachi's portrayal of the characters in the manga are "all so cute" and "their faces are full of life", especially the expressions of the heroines Yozora and Sena.
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