Series synopsis
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends, also known as 僕は友達が少ない is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on October 7, 2011. It ended on March 29, 2013. It stars Ryohei Kimura, Kanae Itou, Marina Inoue and Kana Hanazawa.
Kodaka Hasegawa has just transferred to St. Chronica's Academy and he's having a hard time making friends. With his naturally blond hair and fierce looking eyes, people constantly mistake him for a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered loner of a classmate, Yozora, while she's talking to her imaginary friend, Tomo. Since neither of them have any friends, they decide to form a club and start recruiting some. Little by little, lonely classmates join their club to learn how to build fr ...
Premise
Kodaka Hasegawa has just transferred to St. Chronica's Academy and he's having a hard time making friends. With his naturally blond hair and fierce looking eyes, people constantly mistake him for a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered loner of a classmate, Yozora, while she's talking to her imaginary friend, Tomo. Since neither of them have any friends, they decide to form a club and start recruiting some. Little by little, lonely classmates join their club to learn how to build friendships through cooking together, playing games, and other group activities. But, with so many misfits, will the club members really be able to get along?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryohei Kimura as Kodaka Hasegawa (voice)
- Kanae Itou as Sena Kashiwazaki (voice)
- Marina Inoue as Yozora Mikazuki (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Kobato Hasegawa (voice)
- Yuka Iguchi as Maria Takayama (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Keit Takayama
- Mariya Ise as Aoi Yusa
- Yoko Hikasa as Hinata Hidaka
Supporting cast
- Nozomi Yamamoto as Yukimura Kusunoki (voice)
- Misato Fukuen as Rika Shiguma (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | September 22, 2011 | August 27, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 7, 2011 | December 23, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 12 | January 11, 2013 | March 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Black Hotpot Gives Girls a Bad Smell Hasegawa Kodaka has transferred schools, and he's having a hard time making friends. It doesn't help that his blond hair tends to make people think he's a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered solitary classmate Yozora while she's talking animatedly to her imaginary friend Tomo. Realizing that neither of them have any actual friends, they decide that the best way to alter this situation is to form a club and start recruiting. That is how "Rinjinbu", The Neighbours' Club, was formed, a club specifically designed for people who don't have very many friends. As other lonely classmates slowly join their little club, they'll try to learn how to build friendships through cooking together, playing games, and other group activities. But will this group of relationship-challenged misfits really be able to get along? |
September 22, 2011 |
| 2 |
A Round-Robin Story's Ending Is Way Extreme When the Neighbor's Club struggles to find an activity to do, Kodaka Hasegawa suggests they pass the time by writing a round-robin story—a narrative where everyone takes turns writing a section. But as they begin the project, chaos ensues as every member writes the story according to their personal preferences while trying to outdo each other. At this rate, will the story ever reach a fitting conclusion? |
September 26, 2012 |
| 3 |
Special 1 Included in the BD/DVD Season 2 Vol.1 |
March 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
We Can't Make Any Friends Yozora and Kodoka are loners at school. In order to make friends with other misfits, they start the Neighbors Club. Soon, a third member joins the club: Sena, a popular girl who annoys Yozora to no end. |
October 7, 2011 |
| 2 |
There's No God in the Electric World Yozora, Kodaka, and Sena try to bond over some co-op video game action. Unfortunately, the girls are way better at bashing each other than working as a team. |
October 14, 2011 |
| 3 |
There Are No Flags at the Swimming Pool Kodaka tries to give Sena a swimming lesson, but some obnoxious guys hanging out by the pool make the situation even more uncomfortable than it already is. Luckily, Kodaka’s got Sena’s back. |
October 21, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yeah, My Youth Is Seriously Wrong As we rejoin the Neighbors, we find that, no, they still don't have any friends. Sena decides to follow Yozora's lead with a stylish new haircut! Kodaka doesn't get much studying done during his visit to the Kashiwazaki manor, but he does manage to learn some disturbing facts about Sena… |
January 11, 2013 |
| 2 |
Homo Game Club Rika draws from her extensive knowledge of gay erotica to give the Neighbors a crash course on male friendship. Later, Kodaka runs into an oddly familiar-looking lavender-haired nun... |
January 18, 2013 |
| 3 |
My Little Sisters Are This Cute Maria runs away from home (with her big sister's help) and winds up at Kodaka's place. Later, the Neighbors celebrate the end of finals the only way they know how: awkwardly, with lots of public humiliation! |
January 25, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 2011 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2013 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 01:55:00 |