# Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Watch Order Franchise: Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Canonical: https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/saekano Markdown: https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/saekano/order.md Also known as: Saekano, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata, Saekano Flat, Saekano .flat, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Flat, Saekano the Movie: Finale, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine, 冴えない彼女の育てかた Last updated: 2026-11-10 Last checked against current sources: 2026-11-10 Entries: 5 Source: AnimeChrono, community-curated (https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/saekano) Cite: AnimeChrono, "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Watch Order", https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/saekano (updated 2026-11-10). Where to start Saekano: begin with Season 1 (2015), then Flat (2017) and Saekano the Movie: Finale (2019). This Saekano watch order is story order: Season 1 (Episodes 1-12), Flat (Episodes 1-11) and the Finale film are one continuous story about Tomoya Aki's dating-sim circle. Each season has an episode 0 special. Season 1's aired first but is set late in the season, so it sits after episode 12 and is optional. Flat's episode 0 is a prologue set right before Flat episode 1. ## Recommended first watch Start with Season 1 (12 episodes), then Flat's episode 0 and Flat (11). Finish with Saekano the Movie: Finale. Season 1's episode 0 is an optional fan-service special; watch it after episode 12. ## Start here Start with Episodes 1-12 (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend). 1 entry is optional: Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend). The story still tracks without them. Filler and skip notes: - **Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend)** — Optional fan-service special (2015) that aired before episode 1 but is set late in Season 1. ## Why this order The chronological list is story order: when the events happen, not when they aired. A season is split into episode ranges where a movie, OVA, or special sits in the middle of it. Quote that list unless Recommended first watch names a different place to start. Release order further down is the same entries sorted by air date. It is not the default order to quote. Each entry is one line: the title, then type, episodes (start-end, when the order stores a range), run (how many episodes that range covers), essential or optional, aired (YYYY-MM-DD), format (the AniList format of an episode block, when this page already knows it), and note. A field is omitted when this order has no value for it. Minute runtimes are not stored, so none are printed. ## The chronological order 1. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend: Episodes 1-12 | type: episodes | episodes: 1-12 | run: 12 episodes | essential | aired: 2015-01-16 | format: TV | note: Start here. Season 1 (12 episodes, 2015): Tomoya recruits an artist, a writer and plain Megumi Kato to make a dating-sim game. 2. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend: Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth | type: special | optional | aired: 2015-01-09 | note: Optional fan-service special (2015) that aired before episode 1 but is set late in Season 1. Easier to follow after episode 12. 3. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat: Flat Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Pure Heart | type: special | essential | aired: 2017-04-06 | note: Flat's episode 0 (2017): a prologue set just before Flat episode 1, focused on Megumi. Watch it first. 4. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat: Episodes 1-11 | type: episodes | episodes: 1-11 | run: 11 episodes | essential | aired: 2017-04-14 | format: TV | note: Flat, Season 2 (11 episodes, 2017): Blessing Software finishes its first game and the team starts to split. 5. Saekano the Movie: Finale | type: movie | essential | aired: 2019-10-26 | note: Finale (2019 film): the second game, and the ending for Tomoya, Megumi, Eriri and Utaha. The end of the story. ## Release order Sorted by air date. This follows when each entry aired, which may differ from the chronological watch order. 1. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend: Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth | type: special | optional | aired: 2015-01-09 | note: Optional fan-service special (2015) that aired before episode 1 but is set late in Season 1. Easier to follow after episode 12. 2. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend: Episodes 1-12 | type: episodes | episodes: 1-12 | run: 12 episodes | essential | aired: 2015-01-16 | format: TV | note: Start here. Season 1 (12 episodes, 2015): Tomoya recruits an artist, a writer and plain Megumi Kato to make a dating-sim game. 3. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat: Flat Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Pure Heart | type: special | essential | aired: 2017-04-06 | note: Flat's episode 0 (2017): a prologue set just before Flat episode 1, focused on Megumi. Watch it first. 4. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat: Episodes 1-11 | type: episodes | episodes: 1-11 | run: 11 episodes | essential | aired: 2017-04-14 | format: TV | note: Flat, Season 2 (11 episodes, 2017): Blessing Software finishes its first game and the team starts to split. 5. Saekano the Movie: Finale | type: movie | essential | aired: 2019-10-26 | note: Finale (2019 film): the second game, and the ending for Tomoya, Megumi, Eriri and Utaha. The end of the story. ## FAQ **What order should I watch Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend in?** Start with Season 1 (12 episodes), then Flat's episode 0 and Flat (11). Finish with Saekano the Movie: Finale. Season 1's episode 0 is an optional fan-service special; watch it after episode 12. **Where should I start Saekano?** Start with Season 1, episode 1 (2015). Watch Flat and the Finale film after it. **Should I watch episode 0 first?** Season 1's episode 0 aired first, but it is a fan-service special set late in the season, so watch it after episode 12 or skip it. Flat's episode 0 is a prologue; watch it before Flat episode 1. **Is there a Season 3?** No. Saekano the Movie: Finale (2019) follows Flat and ends the story. **Do I need the movie?** Yes. The Finale film continues straight from Flat and resolves the main story. **What is the chronological order of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend?** Start with Episodes 1-12 (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend), then continue with Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend), Flat Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Pure Heart (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat), Episodes 1-11 (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat), and Saekano the Movie: Finale. The full Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend watch order on this page has 5 entries across 3 series, listed in chronological viewing order. **What is the release order of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend?** In the order they aired, start with Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend), then Episodes 1-12 (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend), Flat Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Pure Heart (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat), Episodes 1-11 (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat), and Saekano the Movie: Finale. Release order follows air dates and is not the recommended chronological order. **How many episodes is Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend?** Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend has 23 TV episodes in this order, plus 1 movie and 2 specials. **Where do the Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend movies fit in the watch order?** Saekano the Movie: Finale comes right after Episodes 1-11 (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat). **Can I skip anything in Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend?** Yes. 1 entry is marked optional: Episode 0: Fan Service of Love and Youth (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend). Everything else is part of the main story. **Is Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend finished?** Yes. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend has finished airing, and this order covers everything released so far in chronological viewing order. --- Something wrong or out of date? 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