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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

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.

20152 seasonsTV-14Animation, Comedy

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About Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend

Cast
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Onishi, Ai Kayano, Sayuri Yahagi, Chinatsu Akasaki
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Content rating
TV-14
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Ended

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