Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
2018 1 season · 11 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku

ヲタクに恋は難しい

Synopsis

ヲタクに恋は難しい

When Narumi, an office lady who hides the fact that she is a yaoi fangirl, changes jobs, she is reunited with Hirotaka, her childhood friend who is attractive and skilled but is a hardcore gaming otaku. They decide to start dating for now, but being otaku, both of them are awkward so a serious romantic relationship is rather difficult for them…

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The 2017–2019 Japan Window

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku holds position #216 of 569 Japan seriess in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku premiered alongside 194 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan seriess in 2018.

The 3737th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

85
Reviews
74th
Review-volume percentile
76th
Popularity percentile

85 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 13, 2018
Last Air Date
June 22, 2018
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
11 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 4.2 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
85
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,393 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #501 of 1,411 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies A-1 Pictures, lapintrack
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 11
Release Date April 13, 2018
Official Site wotakoi-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku end?

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku finished its run with its final episode airing on June 22, 2018.

Where did Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku air?

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.