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Haganai

Haganai
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukanai Cover Volume 1.jpg
Cover of the first Japanese novel published by MF Bunko J showing main characters Kodaka Hasegawa, left, and Yozora Mikazuki, right
僕は友達が少ない
(Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)
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, 2009August 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, 2010June 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, 2011December 23, 2011
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
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, 2011February 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, 2013March 29, 2013
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed by Takurō Oikawa
Written by Takurō Oikawa
Studio Times-In
Released February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01)
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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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