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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"),[note 1] 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.
"Boku wa Kuma" was Utada's first single release to have three different pressings: a limited edition that included a picture book, a standard single and cover, and a CD+DVD combo pack, which included the music video.
"Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris" is Misia's first single in five months, since "Shiawase o Forever" (2013). The first pressing of the single included a live take of "Koi wa Owaranai Zutto" recorded at the Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater on August 26, 2012 as a bonus track. The CD single features two B-sides, including "Kimi no Taiyō ni Narō, which was used in television commercials for Seiko's Lukia watches, starring Emi Takei. The second, "Jewelry", is the last song recorded by drummer and longtime Misia collaborator Jun Aoyama before he passed away. The single was thus dedicated to the late Aoyama.
The first Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai manga series, written and illustrated by Itachi, has been published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine since its May 2010 issue, released on March 27, 2010.[9] Additionally, the series has been collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the first manga series in North America under the title Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends.[10]
The chapters of the manga series Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru were written and illustrated by Kotomi Aoki. Originally serialized in "Shōjo Comic", the individual chapters were collected and published in ten "tankōbon" volumes by Shogakukan, with the first volume released May 26, 2003; the last volume was published on August 26, 2008. The story focuses on fraternal twins Yori and Iku, who fall in love with one another despite being siblings and struggle to deal with their illicit relationship.
The original title uses the kanji , which means "virgin", but is very close to the word for "young lady", "shōjo". The creators added furigana subscript to indicate they wanted it read "otome" meaning "young maiden". Additionally, furigana was added above to indicate that they wanted it read "boku". Despite the different kanji, the official reading is "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru". When the game was ported to the PlayStation 2, it was rewritten as with the same pronunciation of "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru", which uses the actual kanji. The latter name was kept for the manga and anime releases.
The "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru" animated television series is based on the visual novel "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru" by the Japanese software company Caramel Box. The episodes, produced by the animation studio Feel, are directed by Munenori Nawa, written by Katsumi Hasegawa, and features character design by Noriko Shimazawa who based the designs on Norita's original concept. The story follows the main character Mizuho Miyanokouji, a male high school student who transfers into an all-girls school, and how he lives his life interacting with many girls who do not know he is actually a boy.
A remade manga series, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+(僕は友達が少ない+), written by Misaki Harukawa and illustrated by Shouichi Taguchi, was published in Jump SQ.19,[11] from the December 2010 to the July 2012 issues. Plus introduces the characters in a different order and goes through different adventures. The series was collected in two volumes, which were published on October 4, 2011, and August 3, 2012.[12][13]
On August 28 Mika Nakashima's single "Boku ga Shinou to Omotta no wa" (僕が死のうと思ったのは; "The Reason Why I Thought I'd Die"), composed and written by Hiromu Akita was released. Akita received the proposal from Nakashima herself, and accepted it.
The single was Berryz' third double A-side single.
The series of one-shot stories Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Now With 50% More Fail!(僕は友達が少ない ショボーン！,Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai: Shobōn!) written by Chiruwo Kazehana and illustrated by Shirabii; and Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Club Minutes(僕は友達が少ない はがない日和,Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai: Haganai Biyori) written by Kiurian and illustrated by Bomi, were serialized in Comic Alive in 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 respectively. Both series have been licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment; their volumes are scheduled for release on July 1, 2014 and December 16, 2014, respectively.[16][17]
Utada performed an impromptu performance of "Boku wa Kuma" at the Boston show of her 2010 tour, .
"Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris" debuted at number one and number two on the weekly Mora and RecoChoku Singles charts, respectively, making it Misia's highest debut on the digital charts to date. The single debuted at number 26 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 4,000 copies sold. It charted for seven weeks and sold a reported total of 9,000 copies during its run.
With "Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris", Misia was acclaimed for "solidifying her position as a ballad singer". CDjournal critics described the song as a "beautiful ballad" and praised Yokoyama and Misia for the "emotive" melody and for capturing the spirit of the drama series it is featured on.
On 3 March, Berryz released their third double A-side single, "Otakebi Boy Wao!/Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!" The single debuted in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart at number 3, making it their highest-ranking single to date. It also stayed in the top 10 for a second week, ranking 9th.
The series is licensed for regional language releases in France by Soleil Productions under the English title "Secret Sweetheart", in Spain by Editorial Ivrea, and in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing. The original volumes were also imported to the United States and sold as is by Borders and Waldenbooks bookstores in early 2005. In March 2008, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, "Shōjo Comic" posted free chapters of "Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru" on its website, along with a new side-story.
A free game demo of "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru" can be downloaded at the game's official website. The game was released as an adult game on January 28, 2005 as a limited edition, playable on a Windows PC as a 2-disc CD-ROM set. The limited edition came bundled with a special story book entitled "Tsunderera". The regular edition was released on February 18, 2005, and one select lot of this version contained a limited edition sticker. An updated version with full voice acting was released on April 28, 2006 as a DVD. Another updated version compatible for Windows Vista/7 was released on May 27, 2011. The Windows version of "Otoboku" was released in English by MangaGamer on November 23, 2012.
A sequel to the visual novel titled was released as an adult game on June 30, 2010 as a limited edition, playable on a Windows PC as a DVD. The same staff that worked on "Otoboku" returned for the sequel. The limited edition came bundled with a 96-page guide book, an original card from the Lycèe Trading Card Game, and an original pouch. A free game demo of "Futari no Elder" can be downloaded at the game's official website. The regular edition was released on July 30, 2010. Settings and characters from "Sakura no Sono no Étoile", a novel written by the scriptwriter of "Otoboku" as a sequel to Takako's story, appear in "Futari no Elder". Also, the release date of June 30 coincides in-story with the day of the election day of the 75th Elder sister. A PSP version titled "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Portable: Futari no Elder" was released on April 28, 2011 by Alchemist. A downloadable version of the PSP release via the PlayStation Store was released by Alchemist on December 1, 2011.
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.[1] Hirasaka noted that 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.Vol. 1
"Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru" is the fourth visual novel developed by Caramel Box. The scenario is written by Aya Takaya, and this was the first time Takaya was staffed on a Caramel Box game. Art direction and character design is done by Norita, who was staffed on Caramel Box's debut release "Blue" as an artist. The super deformed illustrations featured in "Otoboku" were drawn by the game illustrator Yoda. The music was composed by the music team Zizz Studio.
Three volumes of short stories, titled Boku wa Tomdachi ga Sukunai: Kōshiki Anthology Comic(僕は友達が少ない 公式アンソロジーコミック), have been published by Media Factory since October 22, 2011.[14][15] Each chapter of them is written and illustrated by different authors.
A visual novel, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable, was developed by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable and released on February 23, 2012.[36]
"Boku wa Kuma" was her first try at writing a children's song. On October 1, 2006, it aired on the children's music program Minna no Uta on radio, and on TV the day after. Due to strong demand, the song had been planned for continuous rebroadcasting from October 2006 to January 2007 on Minna no Uta.
According to a national ranking of how well bishōjo games sold nationally in Japan, the "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru" limited edition Windows release premiered at number two in the rankings. The limited edition achieved a ranking of four out of 50 in the ranking for the next two weeks. The regular edition Windows release premiered at number six in the rankings, and stayed in the top 50 for a month and a half until mid-April 2005. The regular edition was again in the rankings for May 2005, managing to rank in at 38 and 49. The "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru" Windows edition playable as a DVD premiered at number 13 in the rankings and stayed at that rank for the next listing. The DVD edition ranked twice more over the next month: the first at 43 and the last at 33. From May to June 2010, "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder" ranked third in national PC game pre-orders in Japan. "Futari no Elder" ranked second in terms of national sales of PC games in Japan in June 2010.
This article lists the characters from the Japanese visual novel and anime series "Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru", and its sequels.