Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/ (Japan), funimation.com/haganai (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski

Key art for HAGANAI. © 2011 Yomi Hirasaka ? Media Factory/ Hanagai Production Committee

FUNimation Entertainment announced yesterday at Ohayocon that it has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, merchandising, mobile and streaming rights to the anime series, HAGANAI (????????, Boku wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai, 2011). Based on the novels by Yomi Hirasaka, HANAGAI was directed by Hisashi Saito (BAMBOO BLADE, HEAVEN`S LOST PROPERTY) and produced by the animation studio AIC Build (Anime International Company Inc.). Kodaka Hasegawa has just transferred to St. Chronica`s Academy and he`s having a hard time making friends. With his naturally blond hair and fierce looking eyes, people constantly mistake him for a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered loner of a classmate, Yozora, while she`s talking to her imaginary friend, Tomo. Since neither of them have any friends, they decide to form a club and start recruiting some. Little by little, lonely classmates join their club to learn how to build friendships through cooking together, playing games, and other group activities. But, with so many misfits, will the club members really be able to get along? FUNimation plans to release the series on DVD and Blu-ray. Full episodes of HAGANAI will soon be available for viewing on funimation.com. Additional information may be found at FUNimation`s official HAGANAI page, launching this week.

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