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Saekano the Movie: Finale (2019)

Saekano the Movie: Finale poster
Original title
冴えない彼女の育てかた Fine
Directed by
Kanta Kamei
Genre
animation, comedy, romance, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Tomoya and Megumi work on a new video game for their club after two members leave. The story focuses on their relationships and creative process.

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What happens

Saekano the Movie: Finale (Japanese: 冴えない彼女(ヒロイン)の育てかた Fine(フィーネ), Hepburn: Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata. Fine) is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic comedy film based on the final six volumes of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel series by Fumiaki Maruto, who also served as the film's screenwriter. The story follows Tomoya Aki and Megumi Katō in the development of their next game for Blessing Software after Eriri Spencer Sawamura and Utaha Kasumigaoka left the circle. The film was produced by CloverWorks, and directed by Akihisa Shibata and Kanta Kamei. The film stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kiyono Yasuno, Saori Ōnishi, Ai Kayano, Sayuri Yahagi, Chinatsu Akasaki, and Tetsuya Kakihara, who all reprised their roles from the anime television series. Saekano the Movie: Finale was announced in December 2017, with Shibata, Kamei, and Maruto confirming their return for the film in October 2018. The film premiered in Japan on October 26, 2019, and grossed over $6 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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