Haganai
Haganai
Haganai
Haganai
僕は友達が少ない
(Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)
Light novel
Illustrated by Buriki
Demographic Male
Imprint MF Bunko J
Original run August 31, 2009 – August 25, 2015
Volumes 11
Manga
Illustrated by Itachi
English publisher NA
Demographic Seinen
Volumes 14
Manga
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Jump SQ.19
Volumes 2
Music by Tom-H@ck
Runtime 12 minutes
Music by Tom-H@ck
Licensed by AUS
Madman Entertainment
NA
Funimation Entertainment
Light novel
Demographic Male
Imprint MF Bunko J
Volumes 2
Game
Music by Tom-H@ck
Runtime 25 minutes
Light novel
Illustrated by Buriki
Demographic Male
Imprint MF Bunko J
Haganai NEXT
Music by Tom-H@ck
Studio AIC Build
Licensed by AUS
Madman Entertainment
NA
Funimation Entertainment
Animax Asia
Live-action film
Studio Toei
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.
Contents
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1Conception
2Plot
3Characters
o 3.1Neighbors Club
o 3.2Supporting characters
4Media
o 4.1Light novels
o 4.2Manga
o 4.3Anime
o 4.4Game
o 4.5Live-action film
5Reception
6Notes
7Works cited
8References
9External links
Conception[edit]
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 the 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
Plot[edit]
Kodaka Hasegawa, a transfer student to St. Chronica's Academy, has found it difficult to make
friends because of his mix of brown-blond hair[1] (inherited from his deceased English mother)
and fierce-looking eyes that make him look like a delinquent. One day, he accidentally comes
across the equally solitary and very abrasive Yozora Mikazuki as she converses with "Tomo",
her "air" (imaginary) friend. Realizing that they lack social lives and skills, they decide that the
best way to improve their situation is to form the Neighbors Club (隣人部 Rinjin-bu), "an after-
school club for people with no friends like themselves". [1] Other students with various
backgrounds join the club: Sena Kashiwazaki is an attractive but arrogant idol who has no female
friends and treats the boys as her slaves; Yukimura Kusunoki is an effeminate underclassman
who idolizes Kodaka and strives to become manly like him; Rika Shiguma is a genius scientist
with a twisted and perverted mind; Kobato Hasegawa is Kodaka's little sister who generally
cosplays as a vampire; and Maria Takayama, a ten-year-old nun who serves as the club's
advisor.[1] The story follows their adventures as the club tries out various school and outside
social activities as practice for making friends.
Characters[edit]
Neighbors Club[edit]
accustomed to conflicts and having to defend himself.LN 1 Prior to the series, Kodaka often
had to move because of his father's work as an archeologist. He has few memories related
to home life, and no friends besides a single childhood friend from ten years previous, whose
name eludes him at first.LN 1 He later discovers that his friend 'Sora', whom he thought to be a
boy, is in fact Yozora.Ch. 28, 29He does not show any romantic intentions towards anyone in the
club until Sena's confession, which prompts him to reveal that he has been in love with her
since their first meeting.LN 9 Kodaka is voiced by Ryohei Kimura in the anime's Japanese dub,
and by Jerry Jewell in English.[2] For the live-action film, he is portrayed by Kōji Seto.[3]
4
particularly bishoujo (games where the main character tries to win over a girl) because they
allow her to make female (if virtual) friends,Ch. 4 although some of the games have
embarrassing adult content.Ch. 7, 15 She does not get along with Yozora, who calls her
"Meat" (肉 Niku),[note 3]LN 1 Ch. 3 Although she originally joins the Neighbors Club to learn how to
,
make friends, she develops feelings for Kodaka after he scolds her for inciting an incident
during their trip to the swimming pool.LN 8 When it is revealed that, fourteen years previously,
her father arranged a marriage between her and Kodaka (his best friend's son) LN 7 Ch. 52 Sena ,
confesses her feelings and proposes to Kodaka.LN 8 In the anime, Sena is voiced by Kanae
Itō in Japanese and by Jad Saxton in English.[2] In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Mio
Otani.[3]
as a little sister by making her eat her vegetables and take a bath.LN 1 Ch. 6 When she gets
,
emotionally worked up, she reverts to a strong Kyūshū accent. LN 1(p170, 174) She joins the
Neighbors Club to spend more time with Kodaka, and develops a rivalry with Maria, who is
closest to her in age.Ch. 15 When the club visit her school's festival to watch her class film, it is
revealed that she is quite popular, but has refused to make friends with her classmates
despite their efforts to befriend her.Ch. 55 In the anime, Kobato is voiced by Kana Hanazawa in
Japanese and by Alison Viktorin in English.[2] In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Sayu
Kubota.[3]
5
Despite claiming to be a boy,Ch. 15 Yukimura dresses in girls' clothes, as he takes to heart
Yozora's flippant comments about masculinity and clothing. Ch. 15, 25 Later in the story, Kodaka
discovers that Yukimura is actually a girl, even to Yukimura's own surprise.LN 5 ch 6-7 }Ch. 38, 39 In the
,
Rika Shiguma (志熊 理科 Shiguma Rika, lit. "sigma science"[note 4]) is a first-year genius-
scientist student whom the school has given a special research room and excused from
attending classes. She always addresses herself in third person, never in first person. She
becomes interested in Kodaka after he rescues her from the lab after one of her experiments
goes disastrously wrong. Although she wears glasses and seems serious,Ch. 27 she is the most
sexually forward club member, and often converts innocent remarks into something
perverted.Ch. 13, 26 She enjoys reading BL (Boys' love) dōjinshi (self-published magazines), and
is especially aroused by stories that involve intercourse between mecha.Ch. 14 In the anime,
Rika is voiced by Misato Fukuen in Japanese and by Alexis Tipton in English.[2] For the live-
action film, Rika is portrayed by Mao Kanjō.[3]
Maria Takayama (高山 マリア Takayama Maria) is a ten-year-old nun and the club's staff
adviser. She is very rude and immature, and often uses a variety of expletives when
annoyed.Ch. 12 After Kodaka starts making her packed lunches, she becomes very affectionate
with her new-found onii-chan (big brother), much to Kobato's annoyance.Ch. 15 She is easily
manipulated by Yozora, who gets her to perform menial tasks by framing them as things
adults would do.Ch. 12 Volume 8 of the light novels has a story where her teaching position is
challenged.LN 8 Ch. 59-60 In the anime series, Maria is voiced by Yuka Iguchi in Japanese and
,
by Kristi Kang in English.[2] For the live-action film, Momoka Yamada portrays Maria.[3]
Supporting characters[edit]
Kate Takayama (高山 ケイト Takayama Keito) Ch. 32 is Maria's older sister who meets
,
Kodaka and expresses her gratitude to him and the Neighbors Club for taking care of Maria
and keeping Maria's ego in check. She has a largely nonchalant attitude, and sometimes
inappropriately belches or farts in public. Despite being relatively mature, she eventually calls
Kodaka onii-chan (big brother) as well, since she is only 15 years old.Ch. 32 In the English
version of the manga, she goes by Keito. In the anime series, she is voiced by Emiri Katō in
Japanese and by Brina Palencia in English.[episode needed]
Aoi Yusa (遊佐 葵 Yusa Aoi) is the student body treasurer at St. Chronica's. She is
Sena's classmate and ranked second in the year-end exam. She competes with Sena in her
studies and is also envious of her popularity and other excellent attributes. Ch. 48 She also
attempted to disband the Neighbors Club twice due to the club's lax performance and unmet
requirements, but failed nonetheless after being faced with Yozora's and Sena's harsh
scolding.Ch. 59-60 She is first introduced in second season of the anime series, and is voiced
by Mariya Ise in Japanese and by Felecia Angelle in English.[episode needed]
Hinata Hidaka (日高 日向 Hidaka Hinata) is the student council president in the anime
series. She is very popular in school, having been elected twice, and is an athlete who helps
out in all the sports clubs.Ch. 56. It is later revealed she is Yozora's older sister.[volume & issue needed] She
is voiced by Yōko Hikasa in Japanese and by Brittney Karbowski in English.[episode needed]
Media[edit]
Light novels[edit]
The original light novel series, written by Yomi Hirasaka and illustrated by Buriki, began
publication on Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint from August 31, 2009. Eleven volumes in the
series have been published.[4] Hirasaka and Buriki also released the light novel Boku wa
Tomodachi ga Sukunai Connect in December 2012.[5] Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Universe (僕は友達が少ない ゆにばーす) is a series of anthology stories by various guest
authors, including Yomi Hirasaka, Yūji Yūji, Wataru Watari, Yū Shimizu, Sō Sagara, Asaura,
Hajime Asano, Ryō Iwanami, Shirō Shiratori, Takaya Kagami and guest illustrators
Buriki, Kantoku, Ruroo, Peco, QP:flapper, Miyama-Zero, Shunsaku Tomose, Yuu Kamiya, Koin,
Ponkan8, Hanpen Sakura.
Two volumes were published on November 23, 2011, [6] and February 22, 2013.[7]
No. Japanese release date
2 November 2009[8]
3 March 2010[8]
4 July 2010[8]
5 November 2010[8]
6 May 2011[8]
7 September 2011[8]
8 June 2012[8]
9 August 2013[8]
10 June 2014[8]
11 August 2015[8]
Manga[edit]
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]
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]
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.
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]
In the English manga, each chapter is numbered as a Club Activity Log. Translation is done by
Ryan Peterson, and adaptation is done by Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane. Vol. 1
1. "Hasegawa Kodaka"
3. "The Hunt"
5. "Little Brother"[note 5]
In the prologue, Kodaka Hasegawa enjoys a day at the beach, but it is just a dream as he is with a group of people called th
Prior to the eating event, Kodaka is a transfer student who has had trouble making friends. He encounters a classmate, the
the latter is revealed to be an "air friend". As they talk about their troubles in making friends, Yozora is inspired to make the
recruits Kodaka as a charter member. She makes a poster that attracts Sena Kashiwazaki, a beautiful blonde who wishes to
attempt their first activity: a cooperative monster role-playing game. However, Yozora and Sena end up attacking each othe
questions Sena and Yozora's choice of responses. Suspecting that someone is stalking him, Kodaka searches the school, foll
Kusunoki, an effeminate boy who sees Kodaka as a role model. Yozora has him join the club.
At home, Kodaka attends to his younger sister Kobato, who thinks she is a vampire. Kodaka and Yozora stumble upon Sena
Yozora challenges her to read some of the dialogue out loud. The Neighbors Club practices their acting skills in role-playing
can learn how to swim. When Sena is confronted by some guys, Kodaka defends her. He thinks about his childhood best fri
than having a hundred friends, but when he mumbles it while resting, he startles Yozora. In the bonus chapter, Sena and Yo
school for Kodaka.
11. "LOL"
14. "Fangirl"
The Neighbors Club discuss how comedy could improve their social stature, and try out some wigs. Kodaka tries to tell som
nun’s habit, who turns out to be the club’s advisor Maria Takayama. Science girl Rika Shiguma joins the club after Kodaka re
manga with underlying sexual innuendos. When Kodaka offers to make lunches for Maria, Kobato becomes jealous and bec
19. ”Karaoke"
The Neighbors Club decides to organize activities by communicating with cell phones; Sena scrambles to get one. To beat th
outfit. When the club goes to the pool, Kodaka gets embarrassed by Yukimura’s bikini outfit. When the club meets in swimm
Kodaka and Kobato to her house, where they meet Sena’s father, Pegasus Kashiwazaki. After dinner, the Kashiwazakis have
shares conversation and a drink with Pegasus.
Ten years ago, Kodaka plans to tell his one-and-only friend that he has to move, but his friend does not show up. Back at pr
Sena’s summer beach house, during which Yozora tells a ghost story about betraying friends that have many of the girls wa
eat takoyaki, the club goes to the summer festival where everyone except Yozora wear yukatas. After eating and playing ga
catches fire and has to be doused. A week later, she shows up to school with her hair cut, but Kodaka recognizes she is his c
29. "Reunion"
30. "Pouf"
Kodaka learns that Yozora had known they were childhood friends all this time, and that she did not show up on the last da
They agree to keep their childhood friendship a secret from the other club members and treat each other as they always ha
When Rika changes her own hairstyle and goes without glasses, Kodaka is attracted to her. The club screens an anime ‘’Yao
interesting until the last scene where the guys kiss, which raises some emotions and discussion regarding kissing among th
the story of her seeing Kodaka for the first time in ten years, and the formation of the Neighbors Club.
34. "Sisters"
Kodaka and Yozora try the friends custom of comparing answers on their recent exams. Kodaka meets Keito, a nun at his sc
(younger than Kodaka). Sena invites Kodaka to her bedroom to study, but Kodaka discovers Sena is stranger than he thinks.
Sena's father. Maria stays over at the Hasegawas. The Neighbors Club have a party to celebrate end of exams, and play the
Sena invites Kobato to the Yokoshima Wonderland amusement park but it soon escalates to bringing the entire Neighbors C
Kodaka denies it. At the park, the club tries the Black Dragon roller coaster but they get really sick. Kodaka, Sena, and Koba
Kobato's mother. Yozora and Sena challenge each other to ride the Black Dragon again, while the others do milder rides. Yo
men's bath, Kodaka discovers Yukimura is actually a girl after all, even to the latter's surprise. Later on, Kodaka remarks how
time machine, where Kodaka experiences his last interaction with Yozora when he was a kid ten years ago. But the machine
club hears Kodaka mentioning Yozora's name. Yozora then admits that Kodaka and she used to be childhood friends.
Sena wants to have a birthday party for Kobato; and Kodaka agrees as it is good social practice. The girls join Kodaka in sho
wearing, which prompts some of them to change their attire. Sena asks Kodaka whether he wants a girlfriend. The party go
the club participate in the school festival. They ponder doing a maid cafe with the girls taking turns trying to serve Kodaka.
45. "Fortune-telling"
46. "The Third Meeting to Choose What to Do for the School Festival"
47. "Is This a Date? No, It's the First Sign of the Bloody Battlefield to Come"
While brainstorming what to do for the school festival, Yozora tricks Sena into thinking the former is a fortune teller by usin
is doing a film for their festival, the Neighbors Club decide to make one of their own. Yozora takes Kodaka to research a the
being an adult film. Afterwards, they visit a cat cafe where Kodaka realizes Yozora is fond of cats. When student council trea
her cool boyfriend, Kodaka thinks more highly of himself, until Sena says she not even know her. Yozora produces a compel
Following a popular vote that recasts everyone, Yozora rewrites the script, leading to a heated argument between her and
Kodaka to bias the script. Yozora asks Kodaka which is more important: their memories from ten years ago or what they ha
On the sports day of the festival, Kodaka sees Yozora with a sour attitude, bitter at student council president Hidaka Hinata
about what he thinks of Sena and about a situation of a struggling lonely person. However, Kodaka brushes off those ideas
"Aren't we all already friends?" but Kodaka doesn't hear the last part because of the fireworks. Later, Kodaka and the gang
collapsed in exhaustion in editing the film, and rushes her to the infirmary. They cancel the screenings of their club film and
council interrupts the club and questions their purpose. Although Yozora and Sena defend the club, Yusa Aoi comes up with
be the advisor; she had merely been hanging out with Keito who thought it was cute that she dressed up and played along
frustrating Yusa who vows revenge. Sena tells Kodaka in front of the gang that they should get married.
Anime[edit]
Main article: List of Haganai episodes
In May 2011, an anime television series based on the light novels was announced on
the wraparound jacket of the sixth light novel,[24] with an original video animation bundled with the
seventh light novel released on September 22, 2011. [25] Produced by AIC Build under the
direction of Hisashi Saitō, the series aired in Japan between October 7 and December 23, 2011.
[26]
The opening theme is "Zannenkei Rinjinbu Hoshi Futatsuhan" (残念系隣人部★★☆, "The
Regrettable Neighbours Club Two and a Half Stars") by Marina Inoue, Kanae Itō, Nozomi
Yamamoto, Misato Fukuen, Kana Hanazawa, and Yuka Iguchi, while the ending theme is
"Watashi no Ki-mo-chi" (私のキ・モ・チ, "My Feelings") by Marina Inoue. The anime is based on
the first three volumes and the beginning of volume four. The anime was licensed for streaming
by Funimation, who hosted the stream on the website and Nico Nico,[27] before licensing the
series for home video release.[28]
A follow-up original video animation episode was released on September 26, 2012.[29] The ending
theme is "Kimi wa Tomodachi" (君は友達, "You Are My Friend") by Inoue, Itō, Yamamoto,
Fukuen, Hanazawa, Iguchi and Ryohei Kimura.[30]
A second season, titled Haganai NEXT, aired from January 11 - March 29, 2013.[31] It is based on
the novels from volume four until the end of volume eight. The series is directed by Toru Kitahata
whilst Hirasaka is in charge of the scripts.[32][33][34] The opening and ending themes respectively are
"Be My Friend" and "Bokura no Tsubasa" (僕らの翼, "Our Wings"), both performed by Inoue, Itō,
Yamamoto, Fukuen, Hanazawa and Iguchi.[35]
Game[edit]
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]
Live-action film[edit]
On April 24, 2013, Ryukoku University posted a casting call for extras for a 2014 film adaptation
of Haganai, to be distributed by Toei and produced by "I Don't Have Many Friends" Production
Committee, consisting of Times-In, Kinoshita Group, Pony Canyon, Toei Video Company, Toei
itself, Kadokawa, Dwango and Guild.[37] Hirasaka later confirmed the film's existence on May 2,
2013, stating that, whilst he initially didn't approve of the project, as he didn't feel the story was
intended for live-action, he decided to approve it in light of a crisis in the light novel industry.
Hirasaka will have a completely hands-off role in the film's production. [38][39] Takurō Oikawa, the
film's director, chose not to watch the anime and told his cast members not to watch it either so
that they can present a fresh interpretation of the light novels. The film was released on February
1, 2014.[3]
Reception[edit]
The second volume of the manga adaptation ranked seventh on the top 30 of Japanese Comic
Ranking, for the week of May 23–29, 2011.[40]
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network found the first graphic novel “fairly entertaining” with
artist Itachi’s illustrations “between beautiful depictions of the girls and messy sketches, which
actually works well for the series”. While the premise “retreads familiar ground”, she noted the
girls’ reactions in the dating sim chapter as the highlight of the volume. [41]
Tim Jones of THEM Anime Reviews gave the anime series three of five stars. He grouped the
social misfits show as a “raunchy romp filled with lots of cheesecake and hit-or-miss comedy”,
with “great leads, okay side characters”, and didn’t “need to be reminded every episode how
huge Sena’s breasts are, thanks”.[1]
Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network found the anime series interesting in that it starts with
misfits finding friends and deferred the typical romantic comedy entanglements but was deflated
that the series was “taking on harem baggage.”[42] The second half of series was "increasingly
formulaic" and left him longing for a story. He found the episodes to have very little novelty:
"Relationships change little, characters evolve not at all, and the message—that these outcasts
have already found their friends and just refuse to acknowledge it—remains the same. We might
as well be watching the first couple of episodes repeat ad infinitum."[43] Bamboo Dong found the
series' strength to be in the character development, but its drawback was that such moments are
far and few compared to the "recycled referential humor, like drawing the characters inside a
video game, or drawing them inside a dating sim", and the same "bland paste of old jokes". She
preferred the English dub as the characters insulting each other was better than the dull name-
calling in Japanese.[44]
Andy Hanley of UK Anime.net gave the anime series a 6/10, and called the anime a series of two
halves, where the first half contained “great and hugely funny episodes” but the second half was
“increasingly tired and even unlikeable” where “sure-fire comedy concepts such as a visit to
karaoke or the swimming pool fail to do anything noteworthy with their subject material.” He
found that the main characters undermined the series later on with “Yozora's snarky, bossy
attitude which works so well in early episodes turns to bitchiness and then downright bullying” as
Sena’s obsessions to “become something of a dead horse which the series insists upon
flogging.”[45] He later gave the first graphic novel a 4/10. With Yozora and Sena as "massive
bitches" more so than in the anime, he wrote that "a better title for the series might be It's
Probably For The Best That You Have No Friends." He found the Seven Seas translation to be
balanced and that its presentation was without complaint.[46]
Notes[edit]
1. Jump up^ The abbreviation "Haganai" is defined in the author's afterword in the first light novel. [LN
1]
Hirasaka noted starting to call it by that title, and that it has somehow become the official title. Vol. 1
2. Jump up^ The only one spared this treatment is Rika, since Rika takes whatever insult she gives
her and deflects it back with a dirty joke that leaves her tired.
3. Jump up^ In the light novel, Yozora first calls Sena a cow due to her large breasts, but later
nicknames her "Meat" (肉 Niku) when they play a monster hunting video game that has raw and
cooked meat as items. Sena reveals she does not mind the insulting nickname because it is the
first time she had ever received one.LN 1 Ch. 9
,
4. Jump up^ According to the chapter footnotes regarding Rika Shiguma's name, "Shiguma" 志熊
translates to the greek letter "Sigma" and Rika, while being a typical girl's name when romanized,
has a kanji 理科 that translates to "science" Ch. 13 translator's footnote
5. Jump up^ At the end of the English version of manga volume 1 is a preview chapter for Mayo
Chiki.
Works cited[edit]
^ "LN" is shortened form for light novel and refers to a volume number of
the Haganai light novels.
^ "Ch." and "Vol." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of
the Haganai manga.
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