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“Game team scouts countryside; four girls compete for Tomoya's attention in escalating romantic chaos.”
Saekano: Fan Service of Love and Youth
冴えない彼女の育てかた #0 「愛と青春のサービス回」
7.08
4,330 rank · 138,242 viewers · 102 favorites
Comedy
Romance
Ecchi
Harem
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Synopsis
Game team scouts countryside; four girls compete for Tomoya's attention in escalating romantic chaos.
The latest game by Blessing Software needs one final push to make it over the finish line. To help with this, the team ventures out to the Japanese countryside for location scouting. Illustrator Eriri Spencer Sawamura and model Megumi Kato busy themselves with work. However, scriptwriter Utaha Kasumigaoka and music producer Michiru Hyoudou have other plans with their teammate Tomoya Aki. With the four girls all fighting for his attention, Tomoya finds himself in increasingly risqué situations.
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
5.5
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.60
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.60 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Jan 2015 → Jan 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This OVA delivers a perfect 10 story thanks to the blonde girl, one of my favorite characters, while the art style stays true to the saekano aesthetic. The portrayal of character relationships is...”
- 7 “The prologue episode cleverly breaks the fourth wall by having characters write a dating sim about themselves, making the character introductions feel fresh and amusing despite the typical harem...”
- 7 “Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata's opening episode succeeds as a clever self-aware parody with genuinely funny industry commentary, beautiful art direction, and a promising premise about creating a...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 25%
Long · 38%
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- Format 1 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 23m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2015 – ongoing
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9933 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor