“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」
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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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.60 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.7
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Jan 2015 → Jan 2019
- 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...”
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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
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- Aniplex Producer
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- Aniplex of America Licensor