Global InformationMy Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU season 1 information
| My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Cover of the Blu-ray box set released by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan in Japan on March 4, 2015, featuring Hachiman Hikigaya (left) and Yukino Yukinoshita (right) | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | April 5 – June 28, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is a Japanese anime television series based on My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected, the light novel series written by Wataru Watari.[1] Soubu High School is filled with many different types of teenagers all wanting to fit in. Despite preferring to be a loner, Hachiman Hikigaya is forced to join fellow loner, Yukino Yukinoshita and classmate, Yui Yuigahama in forming the Soubu High School Service Club. Also being linked by a car accident in the past, these three offer help to their fellow adolescents in dealing with the struggles and complicated psychology of being a teenager.
The first season is produced by animation studio Brain's Base and directed by Ai Yoshimura, with series composition by Shōtarō Suga, character design by Yū Shindō, art direction by Shigemi Ikeda, music by Monaca, and sound direction by Satoshi Motoyama.[2] The series premiered on April 5, 2013, on TBS with later airings on MBS, CBC and BS-TBS.[3][4] The twelve-episode season was followed by an extra thirteenth episode which aired on June 28, 2013, and an OVA episode on September 19, 2013, both of which were written by Watari.[5] The season was picked up by Crunchyroll for online simulcast streaming in North America and other select parts of the world.[6][7] The Anime Network and Anime on Demand also obtained the series for streaming.[8] NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan released the season in Japan on seven Blu-ray and DVD volumes between June 26 and December 25, 2013.[9] The season was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for distribution via select digital outlets and a home media release in North America.[10] Madman Entertainment later acquired the rights to an Australian release.[11]
The season use five pieces of theme music: one opening theme, three closing themes and one insert song. The opening theme is "Yukitoki" (ユキトキ) by Nagi Yanagi[12] while the main ending theme is "Hello Alone" by Yukino Yokinoshita (Saori Hayami) and Yui Yuigahama (Nao Tōyama). "Hello Alone -Yui Ballade-" by Yui Yuigahama (Nao Tōyama) is used as the ending theme of the fifth episode. The ending theme of the thirteenth episode (extra episode) is "Hello Alone -Band Arrange-" by Yukino Yokinoshita (Saori Hayami) and Yui Yuigahama (Nao Tōyama). "Bitter Bitter Sweet" performed by Yukino Yukinoshita (Saori Hayami) and Yui Yuigahama (Nao Tōyama) is used as the insert song of the twelfth episode.
- ^ "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I Expected Light Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 9, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "スタッフ&キャスト TBSテレビ：やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 公式ホームページ / Staff & cast" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "やはり俺の 青春ラブコメは 間違っている。". Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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- ^ Macias, Patrick (April 9, 2013). "Crunchyroll to Stream "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream 'My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU' TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Anime on Demand Streaming My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU". Anime News Network. April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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BD Volumeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses My Teen Romantic Comedy ~ SNAFU". Anime News Network. April 25, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Madman Entertainment Acquisitions from Supanova Pop Culture Expo Gold Coast". Anime News Network. April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong as I Expected' Anime's Teaser Posted". Anime News Network. March 30, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.