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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Customer - 08-14-2013 ![]() About: Spoiler:Haganai (はがない), short for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕は友達が少ない, lit. "I Don't Have Many Friends"), 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, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT, aired between January and March 2013. A live-action film adaptation is currently in production. Plot: Spoiler:Kodaka Hasegawa is a recent transfer student to St. Chronica's Academy, a private Catholic school. As with every other school he has ever attended, he finds it difficult to make friends there because of his mix of brown-blond hair (inherited from his deceased English mother) and fierce-looking eyes, which make him look threatening to his prejudiced schoolmates. One day, Kodaka accidentally comes across the equally solitary and very abrasive Yozora Mikazuki as she converses with "Tomo", her imaginary friend. Realizing that neither of them have any social lives, they decide that the best way to improve their situation is to form a club, the Neighbor's Club, for people with no friends like themselves. Other students join the club, starting with the school's attractive but arrogant idol Sena Kashiwazaki, who has no female friends of her own and who only has guys who act like her slaves. The next to join is Yukimura Kusunoki, a feminine underclassman who idolizes Kodaka and wants to become manlier. Rika Shiguma is a perverted underclassman and well-known scientific genius with fujoshi tendencies who joins the club after Kodaka rescues her from a laboratory accident. Finally, Kodaka's younger sister Kobato joins; she dresses in Gothic lolita clothes and thinks she is a vampire. Characters: Spoiler:Neighbors Club: Spoiler:Kodaka Hasegawa (羽瀬川 小鷹 Hasegawa Kodaka) Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English) The viewpoint character of the light novels, Kodoka is a transfer student who has been unable to make friends in his first month at St. Chronica's. He and Yozora Mikazuki start the Neighbor's Club with the purpose of learning how to make friends and how to act in social situations. Of the members of the Neighbor's Club, he is the most gentle, balanced and socially competent in personality; but his unusual spotty-blond hair color, inherited from his late English mother, leads classmates to assume he is a violent and abusive delinquent and to spread defamatory rumors about him. Because of his reputation, Kodaka has become accustomed to conflicts and having to defend himself. Kodoka's childhood has been characterized by frequent moves. As a result, he has few memories related to home life, and no friends to speak of besides a single childhood friend whose name eludes him. After being away from the area for ten years, he moves back with his younger sister, Kobato, while his father continues work as an archeologist in the United States. He later realizes that his childhood friend is none other than Yozora, although Yozora has known since the beginning. In Volume 8 of the light novel, Kodaka asks Rika to be his friend. This is the first time Kodaka has made a true friend in a decade since Yozora. Yozora Mikazuki (三日月 夜空 Mikazuki Yozora) Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Whitney Rodgers (English) A cruel and selfish black-haired girl who says she understands and respects bullying but resents being called a bully herself; her difficult personality drives away anyone who might wish to make friends with her before she meets Kodaka. She is physically abusive towards, and often argues with, Sena and manipulative towards Maria, whom she cons into giving up an empty room for the use of the Neighbor's Club, and Yukimura, who she fools into working for the club as a crossdressing cosplay maid. The only person she can't insult is Rika, as Rika takes whatever insult she gives her and deflects it back with a dirty joke that leaves her tired – to the point where she just does what Rika says (like crossdress for example) rather than argue. She is later revealed to be Kodaka's childhood friend, though at the time, he believed that she was a boy, calling her "Sora"; her nickname for him was "Taka." On the pre-arranged day before Kodaka moved, she intended to wear a skirt and reveal her gender to him but was too embarrassed to do so. Ten years later, she discovers that Kodaka has returned as a transfer student in her class, but does not acknowledge him or reveal who she is. When she is irritated, she immerses herself as a model student who talks with her imaginary friend "Tomo-chan" until she is discovered by Kodaka. She creates the Neighbor's Club in order to reform their friendship. Kodaka eventually recognizes her as his childhood friend after she cuts her hair short when it had caught on fire. Sena Kashiwazaki (柏崎 星奈 Kashiwazaki Sena) Voiced by: Kanae Itō (Japanese), Jad Saxton (English) The wealthy blonde daughter of the school's headteacher, Sena shows a dislike of all things "ordinary". She is both attractive and academically successful, but her resulting arrogance excludes her from making friends with girls, and she treats her male classmates only as servants to be used, although many of them would like to be her boyfriend. Nonetheless, she holds Kodaka to a higher standard. Kodaka concludes that she is the weirdest member of the club,[citation needed] as she is able to warrant weird and disgusted looks not only from Yozora and Kobato, but also from Yukimura and Rika. She enjoys playing video games, and will stay up late to advance in them or complete them. She particularly likes galge (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. Although Yozora calls her "Meat" (肉 Niku?), Sena reveals she does not mind the insulting nickname because it is the first time she had ever received one. Sena eventually develops feelings for Kodaka. In Volume 7 of the light novel, Sena learns that her father and Kodaka's father arranged for them to be married. In Volume 8, Sena proposes to Kodaka, asking him to marry her out of her love for him. Kobato Hasegawa (羽瀬川 小鳩 Hasegawa Kobato) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Alison Viktorin (English) Kodaka's younger sister is a junior high student at St. Chronica's Academy; she is very close to her brother, who she calls "An-Chan", and behaves in a jealous and clingy way whenever she feels that he is not giving her the attention she deserves. After having watched an anime show called Iron Necromancer, she begins to call herself "Reisys V. Felicity Sumeragi", a vampire who has lived over a thousand years; she wears a gothic dress, wears a red contact lens as to appear to have heterochromia and drinks blood (tomato juice),although she still acts as a regular girl: she eats her vegetables and takes a bath when Kodoka tells her to, procrastinates on her homework, stays indoors when it is hot. She often speaks in an affected fashion, but when she gets emotionally worked up, she reverts to a strong Kyūshū accent. When she joins the Neighbor's Club, she sees Maria as a rival for Kodaka's brotherly affections and often gets into fights with the her. Despite being older than Maria, she has smaller breasts. Later on, when the Neighbor's Club visit her school to watch the film made by her class for the school festival (in which she was the lead actress), it was revealed that she was quite popular in school, but she has so far refused to befriend any of her schoolmates no matter how hard they try to befriend her. Yukimura Kusunoki (楠 幸村 Kusunoki Yukimura) Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto (Japanese), Ashleigh Domangue (English) Yukimura is first introduced as a stalker of Kodaka. A gullible student with low self-esteem, Yukimura admiringly believes Kodaka to be a romantic and masculine outlaw who lives life the way he wants to, and eagerly pledges to become his "underling" to become manlier.Despite claiming to be a boy, Yukimura dresses in girls clothes, typically that of a French maid,or a bikini when at a water park or beach. In Volume 5, chapter 6 of the light novel, Kodaka discovers that Yukimura is actually a girl, even to Yukimura's surprise. Yukimura refers to Kodaka as aniki (older brother), and tends to obey Kodaka's "orders" to the extreme; when Kodaka asked her to bring Maria something healthy to eat, she brought a protein shake and tried to force it down Maria's throat until she finished it all. Maria threatens to "Cut the cigar off that transsexual" for that forced feeding. Rika Shiguma (志熊 理科 Shiguma Rika) Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English) A first-year student who is a highly capable mad scientist that the school gives her a special room for her research, and excuses her from attending classes. Kodaka saves her when she falls unconscious during a disastrous lab experiment; she offers to repay Kodaka's kindness with sexual favors, and joins the Neighbor's Club just to get closer to him. Among the girls in the series, Rika is the most sexually forward member. In her first speaking appearance, she describes the attractions of rape to Kodaka in the middle of a stunned class. She has a habit of inserting any sexual innuendo possible in her sentences, to the point where she finds it normal to convert any innocent thought into something perverted. As a fujoshi, she is a passionate consumer of BL (boys love) self-published magazines, but is especially aroused by stories that involve intercourse between mecha. She uses her genius-scientist and glasses-wearing image to divert others from her perverted nature. To compound her eccentricity, she speaks in the third person. In the light novel and the second season of the anime, she frequently changes her hairstyle. In Volume 7 of the light novel, it was cleared that she's surprisingly the one who knows the most about Kodaka's feelings. In Volume 8, Rika agrees to be Kodaka's friend, making him the first friend she's ever got in her entire life. Maria Takayama (高山 マリア Takayama Maria) Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi (Japanese), Kristi Kang (English) Maria is the supervising teacher of the Neighbors Club; she is a ten-year-old nun. While a child genius, she is also very rude and immature, and often uses a variety of expletives when annoyed. She develops a sibling-like relationship with Kodaka, who regularly makes her packed lunches, and is affectionate with him, much to Kobato's annoyance. She is easily manipulated by Yozora into doing things for her, usually when Yozora mentions that she gives her tasks an adult would do, or bribes her with a bag of potato chips. In Volume 8, it was revealed that Maria was never a nun or teacher of St. Chronica's Academy in the first place, leading the Neighbor's Club to near-disbandment. Yet, Sena, with the use of his father's authority, was able to save the Neighbor's Club by appointing Maria as a special temporary lecturer for the club. Supporting Characters: Spoiler:Pegasus Kashiwazaki (柏崎 天馬 Kashiwazaki Pegasasu) Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Brandon Potter (English) Sena's father and the chairman of St. Chronica's. He is a friend of Kodaka's father; they arranged for Kodaka and Kobato to attend the school.[LN 1] He is embarrassed by the unusual pronunciation of his first name, which would normally be "Tenma". He often badmouths Kodaka's father, but only because he truly values him as his best (and more or less only) friend. He seems intent to betroth Sena to Kodaka, often saying that he considers Kodaka to be "a man I can entrust Sena to", after misunderstanding Sena's intentions to make Kobato her younger sister. He is a wealthy man who wears traditional clothing, and is quite weak to alcohol (drinking two glasses and becoming drunk within seconds). Stella Redfield (ステラ・レッドフィールド Sutera Reddofīrudo) Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki (Japanese), Caitlin Glass (English) The Kashiwazaki family butler and Sena's half sister. A blonde 22-year-old woman, she is a capable servant, though often surprisingly outspoken to her employer. She has a habit of making straight-faced jokes. Kate Takayama (高山 ケイト Takayama Keito) Voiced by: Emiri Katō Maria's older sister who meets Kodaka and expresses her gratitude to him and the Neighbor's 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. In the anime, she appears briefly in season 1 episode 8, is introduced at the age of 15 in season 2 episode 2, and turns 16 in season 2 episode 7. Aoi Yusa (遊佐 葵 Yusa Aoi) Voiced by: Mariya Ise The accountant of the Student Council of St. Chronica's. She is Sena's classmate and ranks second in the final year exam. She competes with Sena in her studies and is also envious of her popularity and other excellent attributes. She also attempted to disband the Neighbor's 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. She is first introduced in season 2 of the anime. Hinata Hidaka (日高 日向 Hidaka Hinata) Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa Hinata is a third-year Student Council President of St. Chronica's. She is very popular in school and is a great athlete. She is first introduced in season 2 episode 10. Personal Opinion: Spoiler:This was a very great anime. It has funny, heart-warming, heart-touching, gut-wrenching, and very sad moments. I'm glad they put out another season (2); for the simple fact that it felt like the neighbors club had much more to do. The characters all fit in, and there is always a corner-turn when you're least expecting it. I like this anime, and overall I would give it a 8.5/10. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Nyx - 08-14-2013 Started watching this the other day... Watched two episodes, hated the plot, art of the characters and the characters themselves. I gave it a 4 on MAL as I had a laugh or two but I ended up dropping it. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Customer - 08-14-2013 (08-14-2013, 01:42 AM)Cloud Wrote: Started watching this the other day... Watched two episodes, hated the plot, art of the characters and the characters themselves. I gave it a 4 on MAL as I had a laugh or two but I ended up dropping it. You're judging an anime just by watching two episodes? If that's how it was, then Desert Punk, Rosario Vampire, Clannad, Lil' Busters, ect.. wouldn't have even been tried. It takes more than just a couple episodes to get into an anime. Even if it takes more than a couple of episodes. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Nyx - 08-14-2013 (08-14-2013, 02:07 AM)Customer Wrote: You're judging an anime just by watching two episodes? I prefer not to waste my time with Anime I know I won't enjoy. P.S: I love Clannad and Rosario Vampire, and I judged them after the first few episodes. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Customer - 08-14-2013 (08-14-2013, 02:32 AM)Cloud Wrote: I prefer not to waste my time with Anime I know I won't enjoy. How do you know if you'll actually not enjoy an anime if you only watch a tab bit of it? Also, it took me a while to get into clannad and rosario. You're watching anime. You're already wasting time. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Nyx - 08-14-2013 (08-14-2013, 02:44 AM)Customer Wrote: How do you know if you'll actually not enjoy an anime if you only watch a tab bit of it? Well, I've already decided that I won't watch it, sorry, but it just isn't happening. I decided from the fact that I hate the art of the characters very much, just not my thing. And I don't like the plot. I gave it a shot, but loners trying to find friends? Nope, not my thing. I also hated the 3 main characters that I have seen to date, and I am guessing that they are the Stars of the show, so I don't feel like watching a show when I despise all three of the stars. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Kyon - 08-14-2013 Then Cloud, do not watch Steins;Gate. It has some really boring first episodes, despite it being really good. OT: This anime is pretty good, but I wouldn't put it any high regard. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Nyx - 08-14-2013 (08-14-2013, 04:02 AM)Kyon Wrote: Then Cloud, do not watch Steins;Gate. It has some really boring first episodes, despite it being really good. In my opinion Attack on Titan had some REALLY boring first episodes but you guys praised the shit out of it and it is #9 on MAL so I decided to watch it and I really love it. I may try Steins;Gate and I MIGHT give Boku wa Toomodachi ga Sukunai another chance, it's just the art imo is terrible and the characters are shit. RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Loli - 08-14-2013 Boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai <3 Loved it was a great one. Sad I have to wait for S3
RE: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) - Customer - 08-14-2013 (08-14-2013, 03:22 AM)Cloud Wrote: Well, I've already decided that I won't watch it, sorry, but it just isn't happening. Opinions are like assholes. We all have one, they just don't all smell the same. You watched the first /two/ episodes. You barely have even had a glimpse at the plot. Loners trying to find friends is not only the plot in a shitload of anime, but in a shitload of manga as well. You saying this is the equivalent of you reading 1/10th of a book, and saying you do not like the read. (08-14-2013, 07:21 AM)Snow Wrote: Boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai <3 Loved it was a great one. Sad I have to wait for S3 Can't wait for it either. <3 |