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Japanese low-cal novel series and franchise

僕は友達が少ない ( Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai )
Haganai
Cover of the starting time Japanese novel published by MF Bunko J featuring Kodaka Hasegawa (left) and Yozora Mikazuki (right).
Genre	Comedy ^[1] ^[2] Harem ^[1] Slice of life ^[two] ^[i]
Light novel
Written past	Yomi Hirasaka
Illustrated by	Buriki
Published by	Media Factory
Banner	MF Bait-and-switch J
Demographic	Male
Original run	August 31, 2009 – August 25, 2015
Volumes	eleven (List of volumes)
Manga
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
Written by	Yomi Hirasaka
Illustrated by	Itachi
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	^NA Seven Seas Amusement
Mag	Monthly Comic Alive
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 27, 2010 – March 23, 2022
Volumes	20 (List of volumes)
Manga
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+
Written by	Misaki Harukawa
Illustrated past	Shouichi Taguchi
Published past	Shueisha
Mag	Jump SQ.19
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November xix, 2010 – June xix, 2012
Volumes	two
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 set series
Directed past	Hisashi Saitō
Written by	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by	Tom-H@ck
Studio	AIC Build
Licensed by	^AUS Madman Entertainment ^NA Funimation
Original network	TBS, MBS, Funimation Channel
English network	^SEA Animax Asia
Original run	Oct 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Low-cal novel
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Universe
Written by	Various authors
Illustrated by	Various illustrators
Published by	Media Factory
Imprint	MF Bait-and-switch J
Demographic	Male
Original run	November 23, 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 past	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music past	Tom-H@ck
Studio	AIC Build
Released	September 26, 2012
Runtime	25 minutes
Low-cal novel
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai CONNECT
Written past	Yomi Hirasaka
Illustrated past	Buriki
Published by	Media Manufactory
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Demographic	Male
Published	December 25, 2012
Anime television serial
Haganai Next
Directed past	Toru Kitahata
Written by	Yomi Hirasaka
Music by	Tom-H@ck
Studio	AIC Build
Licensed past	^AUS Madman Entertainment ^NA Funimation
Original network	TBS, MBS
English network	^Sea Animax Asia
Original run	January xi, 2013 – March 29, 2013
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Live-action movie
Directed past	Takurō Oikawa
Written by	Takurō Oikawa
Studio	Toei
Released	February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01)
Runtime	114 minutes
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Haganai ( はがない ), short for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai ( 僕は友達が少ない , loosely "I Don't Have Many Friends"),^{[note 1]} is a Japanese calorie-free novel serial written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Buriki, and published past Media Factory. It has been given several manga adaptations; the outset incarnation, its title and basic plot unchanged, began serialization in 2010; information technology was written and illustrated past Itachi and published in Monthly Comic Alive . A retelling of the series, written by Misaki Harukawa and illustrated past 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 in September 2012. A second anime flavour, Haganai Adjacent , aired between January and March 2013. A live-activity film adaptation was released in February 2014.

Conception [ edit ]

Yomi Hirasaka had been working on Calorie-free Novel Guild ( ラノベ部 , Ranobe-bu ), which consisted of curt stories about everyday life. In developing Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, or Haganai for brusk, Hirasaka contrasts the primary characters as opposites of the ones in the Light Novel Society which had good relationships to brainstorm with. Hirasaka drew influences from personal feel: "This novel is a story about myself who likewise had few friends, bad communication skills, negative thinking, lacking life experiences and useless delusional habits." Hirasaka too 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 .^[iii] Hirasaka noted that Itachi'due south portrayal of the characters in the manga are "all so cute" and "their faces are full of life", particularly the expressions of the heroines Yozora and Sena.