# Haganai (僕は友達が少ない)
**Haganai** (僕は友達が少ない, *Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai*, loosely "I Don't Have Many Friends"), commonly abbreviated はがない (*Haganai*), is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka (平坂読), illustrated by Buriki, and published by Media Factory under the MF Bunko J label, with 11 volumes released from August 2009 to August 2015[1](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/301312001061). It spawned a manga adaptation, two anime seasons, and a live-action film[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/). The series has sold a cumulative 8 million copies as of October 2018[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Author / illustrator | Yomi Hirasaka (平坂読), illustrations by Buriki (ブリキ)[1](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/301312001061) |
| Publication | MF Bunko J (Media Factory, now KADOKAWA), 11 volumes, first volume August 25, 2009 (256 pages, ISBN 9784040664637), final volume August 2015[1](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/301312001061) • [3](https://alert.shop-bell.com/ranobe/detail/434/) |
| Genre | "残念系青春ラブコメ" (a self-deprecating youth romantic comedy) about socially isolated high schoolers trying to make friends[4](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai) |
| Cumulative sales | 8 million copies in print by October 2018; volume 1 recorded final sales of 319,882 copies[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/) |
| Manga adaptation | Illustrated by Itachi, serialized in Monthly Comic Alive (May 2010 issue to February 2021 issue), 20 collected volumes[5](https://mangaseek.net/work/36951.html) • [6](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322012000951/) |
| Anime | Season 1 aired from October 2011; season 2, *Haganai NEXT*, from January 2013; both 12 episodes, produced by AIC Build[4](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai) • [7](https://www.ln-news.com/articles/126585) |
| Spin-offs | *Haganai CONNECT* (December 2012, MF Bunko J) and side-story volumes including *+* and *Shobon*[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/) |
## Story and premise
The story follows Kodaka Hasegawa (羽瀬川小鷹), a student who is isolated at his school. One day he witnesses his perpetually scowling classmate Yozora Mikazuki (三日月夜空) talking cheerfully by herself; asked whether she can see ghosts, she replies that she was only talking with a friend, an "air friend"[4](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai).
Kodaka and Yozora then discuss how to make friends, and Yozora, through what the official synopsis calls misguided, futile effort, founds a club called the Neighbors Club (隣人部) whose purpose is making friends[4](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai). Other eccentric, socially awkward girls join the club in succession, and the members spend their time playing galge (dating-simulation games), going to the pool, and exchanging e-mails, while wondering whether their drifting activities will actually produce friends[4](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai).
The main cast, as listed on the anime's official site, consists of Kodaka, Yozora, Sena Kashiwagi (柏崎星奈), Yukimura Kusunoki (楠幸村), Rika Shiguma (志熊理科), Kobato Hasegawa (羽瀬川小鳩), and Maria Takayama (高山マリア)[8](https://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/1st/chara/chara.html).
## Publication history and sales
The first volume appeared on August 25, 2009 as a 256-page bunko-format paperback priced at 770 yen; an e-book edition followed on April 2, 2012[1](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/301312001061). The series ran for 11 volumes and concluded with the final volume released in August 2015[3](https://alert.shop-bell.com/ranobe/detail/434/).
**Commercial performance.** Per volume-by-volume figures compiled on the sales-tracking site Lano Novel Library, first-printing sales climbed sharply through the series' early run, peaking with volume 7 at 199,786 copies within two weeks, and declined over the second half, ending with volume 11 at 62,717[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/). Volume 7's launch week alone reached 98,000 copies, placing it first among bunko light novels on Oricon's weekly book ranking in late September 2011[9](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20110928dog00m200041000c.html). The publisher reported cumulative series sales of 8 million copies reached in October 2018[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/).
## Manga adaptation
A manga version drawn by Itachi was serialized in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive from the May 2010 issue through the February 2021 issue, and its 20 collected volumes complete the story[5](https://mangaseek.net/work/36951.html) • [6](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322012000951/). KADOKAWA's listing for the final 20th volume describes the series as "ついに完結" (finally complete), calling it "a regrettable and irreplaceable story of youth"[6](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322012000951/).
The series was also adapted into two additional manga series, according to Hirasaka's publisher profile, which credits *Haganai* as her best-known work[10](https://webservices.macmillan.com/macmillan-us/maccatalog/assets/previous/SSE_Spring-2015_07_2014.pdf).
## Anime and film
The first anime season aired from October 2011 on TBS and its sister stations, and the second season, *Haganai NEXT*, aired from January 2013[4](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai). Both seasons were produced by the studio AIC Build under director Hisashi Saito (斎藤久), with series composition by Tatsuhiko Urahata, character designs by Yoshihiro Watanabe, and music by Tom-H@ck[11](https://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/1st/). In the cast, Ryota Kimura (木村良平) voiced Kodaka, Marina Inoue (井上麻里奈) voiced Yozora, and Kanae Ito (伊藤かな恵) voiced Sena[11](https://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/1st/).
A live-action film adaptation was released in February 2014[2](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/).
## Later history
The anime's 15th anniversary fell in 2026, and KADOKAWA marked it with a set of commemorative projects announced from September 2026: a free marathon streaming of both seasons on ABEMA on October 7, 2026, exactly 15 years after the first broadcast; a 15th-anniversary exclusive merchandise shop at Animate Akihabara running September 5 to 27, 2026; new prize figures of Yozora and Sena based on newly drawn uniform-illustrations by Yoshihiro Watanabe, planned for around summer 2027; and scale figures of Sena and Kobato[7](https://www.ln-news.com/articles/126585). The same anniversary coverage notes that the original novel series remains available from MF Bunko J in a 12-volume collected-bunko edition (the 11 main volumes plus related volumes)[7](https://www.ln-news.com/articles/126585).
## References
1. [僕は友達が少ない vol. 1, KADOKAWA product page](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/301312001061)
2. [『はがない』の小説・漫画・アニメの概要、売上, Lano Novel Library](https://www.lanovelibrary.com/haganai/)
3. [僕は友達が少ない 11巻 完結, Bell Alert](https://alert.shop-bell.com/ranobe/detail/434/)
4. [「僕は友達が少ない」, KADOKAWA Animation lineup page](https://kadokawa-animation.jp/lineup/haganai)
5. [僕は友達が少ないの作者、掲載誌、収録コミックスなど, まんがseek](https://mangaseek.net/work/36951.html)
6. [「僕は友達が少ない 20」いたち, KADOKAWA product page](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322012000951/)
7. [アニメ『僕は友達が少ない』放送15周年を記念した施策が順次展開中, ラノベニュースオンライン](https://www.ln-news.com/articles/126585)
8. [キャラクター紹介, TBS 僕は友達が少ない 公式ホームページ](https://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/1st/chara/chara.html)
9. [僕は友達が少ない：最新刊がライトノベル部門首位, MANTANWEB](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20110928dog00m200041000c.html)
10. [I Don't Have Many Friends, Macmillan catalog (Spring 2015)](https://webservices.macmillan.com/macmillan-us/maccatalog/assets/previous/SSE_Spring-2015_07_2014.pdf)
11. [「僕は友達が少ない」公式ホームページ (staff & cast), TBS](https://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/1st/)
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