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My Teen Years SNAFU
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8.86
64 votes

#1 - My Teen Years SNAFU

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 1

Yozora and Rika manage to trick Sena into letting them style her hair into a heap, filling it with all sorts of oddities. The next day, Kodaka goes over to Sena's house to study for his exams, where he discovers her room is decorated with pictures of Yozora that she uses for 'grudge purposes'. Kodaka is asked by Pegasus to spend the night, where he expresses his worries that Sena might be getting bullied, to which Kodaka replies that he will protect her.

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Chance Meeting
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8.75
4 votes

#2 - Chance Meeting

Saki - Season 2 - Episode 1

During elementary school, Shizuno Takakamo and Ako Atarashi make friends with the recently transferred Nodoka Haramura. Upon hearing about her interest in mahjong, they take Nodoka to Achiga Girl's Academy, where Harue Akado runs a mahjong club for children. After a few games with Kuro Matsumi, Shizuno later tells Nodoka about Harue's history, including reasons leading to Achiga's club disbanding. By the year's end, Harue accepts an offer to join a company's mahjong team, which leads to the closure of the children's club. Nodoka also reveals that she is transferring out by next spring. The years have passed, and an excited third year Shizuno sees Nodoka on television winning the individual middle school tournament. Driven to reach the inter-high national tournament, Shizuno goes to Achiga's club room where she encounters Kuro, who had been maintaining the room since disbandment. Together, they revive the mahjong club with intent to meet Nodoka again. Instead of Bansei, Ako also enrolls into Achiga for the same reason.

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Dismay of I, the Chicken
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8.45
91 votes

#3 - Dismay of I, the Chicken

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 11

On the day of the screening, Kodaka finds Rika had passed out with a fever before she could finish the movie. Feeling it isn't right if everyone isn't present to see the movie, Yozora and the others unanimously agree to cancel the screening. After briefly running into Aoi whilst taking down the flyers for the screening, Kodaka goes to the infirmary to visit Rika, who gets him to read a BL book to help her get to sleep. After recovering from her fever, Rika finishes the movie and screens it for the Neighbors Club, with everyone feeling proud of what they've made. Later, Aoi swings by the clubroom to question the club's activities, to which Yozora responds with a thorough explanation, shooting down any query that Aoi brings up.

A Man is Among Them!
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8.44
96 votes

#4 - A Man is Among Them!

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 4

As Kodaka assumes the topic of the other day was just Pegasus' drunken ramble, the gang decide to go to a theme park together after Sena receives a group ticket. After starting off with a terrifying rollercoaster ride, Kodaka, Sena and Kobato go to watch a stage show of Kobato's favourite show, leaving Sena a little bashful when the staff imply she was Kodaka's husband. After Yozora and Sena end up throwing up after going on the rollercoaster several times in a row, the group go to the baths where it is discovered that Yukimura is, in fact, a girl, much to her disappointment.

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He's My Brother, But As Long As There's Love, It Doesn't Matter If He Get More Sisters, Right?
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8.36
94 votes

#5 - He's My Brother, But As Long As There's Love, It Doesn't Matter If He Get More Sisters, Right?

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 7

Yozora, Sena, Rika and Yukimura go with Kodaka to Nagaya in order to pick out a present for Kobato's birthday, despite wanting to go alone with him. As Kodaka helps Sena out with her shopping first, they talk about whether Kodaka would consider getting a girlfriend and what Sena thought of him and Yozora being past friends. After Kobato's party ends rather well, Maria and Kate show up to join Kodaka and Kobato for sukiyaki, with Maria also bringing Kobato a present.

Girls are Super Cute in Yukatas
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8.35
103 votes

#6 - Girls are Super Cute in Yukatas

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 11

The club decides to go to a matsuri festival for the purpose of getting takoyaki, which Kodaka is passionate about. While picking out a yukata, Kodaka explains to Sena about why he doesn't dye his hair. After having their fill of food, Yozora and Sena compete with each other at the stalls, before everyone gets together to set off some fireworks. After the last one is set off, Yozora's hair catches on fire, forcing Kodaka throw to a bucket of water on her to put it out. Soaked and humiliated, Yozora leaves and stays away from the club for the last week before school. When the new school term comes, Yozora arrives with her hair cut short, leading Kodaka to finally recognise her as his childhood friend.

The President's Recollections are Painful
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8.23
137 votes

#7 - The President's Recollections are Painful

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 9

As Yozora decides to have everyone dress in swimsuits for the day's club activities, Sena suggests that they go on a training camp to her private beach. The next day, Sena invites Kodaka and Kobato to her house to meet her father, Pegasus. After dinner, they are invited to stay the night, although Kodaka is forced to sleep next to Pegasus after he gets drunk.

Homo Game Club
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8.21
95 votes

#8 - Homo Game Club

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 2

Rika, who comes to the clubroom without her glasses, decides she wants to watch an anime based on a homoerotic game, which is immediately met with raised eyebrows by the other clubmembers. Somehow, they are convinced to give it a try and find themselves getting engrossed in the plot though are suddenly surprised by the gay kiss at the end. Despite this, Yozora gives it her approval whilst Sena, annoyed that her gal games are looked down on in comparison, is forced to read another line from it. Later, Kodaka meets Maria's older sister, Kate, who tells him how Maria has changed since joining the Neighbor's Club. Afterwards, Yozora asks Kodaka to 'practise' comparing exam answers.

We Don't Have Many Friends
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8.21
106 votes

#9 - We Don't Have Many Friends

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 12

Yozora recalls how she recognised Kodaka as her childhood friend, Taka, the moment he transferred in, but he wasn't able to recognise her, which led her to form the Neighbours Club. Yozora to Kodaka that she originally intended to reveal her true gender to him before she moved but was too embarrassed. She also acts to keep the fact they were childhood friends from the rest of the club and just call her by her regular name. Astounded by her new look, Rika gets Yozora to dress up in a boy's uniform as Kodaka contemplates what'll happen from now on.

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No One Sleeps at Camp
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8.19
108 votes

#10 - No One Sleeps at Camp

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Neighbours Club reaches Sena's summer house and immediately hit the beach. They spend the weekend playing on the beach and listening to scary story attempts. After Yozora's story scares everyone, Kodaka gets called several times during the night to escort various girls to the bathroom, including Yozora herself.

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I ______ Many Friends
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8.18
100 votes

#11 - I ______ Many Friends

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 12

Kodaka helps out Aoi, who is behind on her work due to her studying of the Neighbors Club, and is eventually joined by Hinata. Impressed by his work, Hinata offers Kodaka a position on the student council. Kodaka turns down the offer but keeps helping them out with some grunt work whilst continuing to avoid the clubroom. Later on in the week, Kodaka runs into Yukimura, who explains only she and Sena have been regularly visiting the clubroom and also states why she still continues to serve Kodaka. Afterwards, Kodaka is called up to the rooftop by Rika, who starts attacking him with remote controlled steel balls as punishment for fleeing from the club. As Kodaka takes the brunt of Rika's attacks, he admits his weaknesses whilst also getting her to admit what she truly wants; friends. After the fighting calms down, Kodaka asks Rika to become his official friend, to which Rika responds that she and the others have always been friends.

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Unbreakable Strange-Girl
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8.16
97 votes

#12 - Unbreakable Strange-Girl

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 2 - Episode 6

Yozora reveals that she and Kodaka were childhood friends, although she plays it off like it doesn't mean very much. Later, the Neighbors Club decides to participate in the school festival, with each member seeing if they have what it takes to become a maid. After dismissing a maid café idea, Yozora considers a fortune telling booth, fooling Sena into believing one of her lies. Sena gets upset when she realises Yozora tricked her, but cheers up when Kobato returns to the clubroom, deciding they should hold a birthday party for her.

School Swimsuits Don't Appear
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8.08
114 votes

#13 - School Swimsuits Don't Appear

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 8

With the air conditioner in Kodaka's house broken, Kobato takes inspiration from an episode of her favourite anime and starts wearing more normal clothes. More suited to the weather, she accompanies Kodaka to the clubroom where she clashes with Maria and finds herself adored by Sena. The club decides to go to the pool but find it crowded with popular people due a half-price offer, which proves to be too much for Yozora and Rika, who head home early.

This Time, the SAGA is a Serious Battle
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7.96
134 votes

#14 - This Time, the SAGA is a Serious Battle

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 5

Kodaka decides to start making healthy lunches for Maria, which makes Kobato jealous. Later, Rika has everyone try out a beta of a virtual reality RPG, which doesn't quite go as planned. After the game ends in utter defeat, Kodaka is surprised to see Kobato, who immediately clashes with Maria and decides to join the Neighbors Club so she can spend more time with Kodaka.

Underclassmen Don't Hold Back
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7.94
134 votes

#15 - Underclassmen Don't Hold Back

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 4

Kodaka meets 10-year-old teacher Maria Takayama, who was tricked by Yozora into becoming the Neighbors Club's advisor. Later, an effeminate-looking boy named Yukimura Kusunoki joins the club so he can study Kodoka and become more manly. Later, Kodoka saves a scientific girl named Rika Shiguma after she collapsed in the science room. Wanting to repay him in a somewhat sexual manner, Rika joins the Neighbors Club, where it is revealed she is also fascinated with curious dirty magazines.

My Cell Phone Doesn't Get Many Calls
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7.93
137 votes

#16 - My Cell Phone Doesn't Get Many Calls

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 7

As Summer rolls in, Kodaka asks Yukimura to provide Maria with her lunches in his place, though Yukimura misinterprets what qualifies as 'healthy food'. As the group decides to exchange e-mail addresses so they know who's coming into the clubroom over the summer, it is revealed Sena doesn't have a cell phone. She ends up getting the same model as Kodaka's, only to get spammed by a jealous Yozora.

There Aren't Many Customers at the Karaoke Box
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7.93
136 votes

#17 - There Aren't Many Customers at the Karaoke Box

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends - Season 1 - Episode 6

As Kodaka has a dream about his childhood friend, who he didn't get to say goodbye to before he moved, the Neighbors Club makes plans to go to a karaoke box. After feeling they are being cheated by the pricing system, Yozora and Sena end up in separate rooms while Kodaka and others share one. After the karaoke, Sena tells Kodaka that her father is interested in meeting him, which makes Yozora feel jealous.