Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
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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A closeted fangirl begins dating a coworker and hardcore gamer. For these unrepentant nerds, navigating a relationship is far from straightforward.
1.Narumi and Hirotaka Meets Again, and...
6.513-04-201823mNarumi Momose (a secret yaoi fangirl) decides to change jobs after her boyfriend breaks up with her, and runs into her childhood friend Hirotaka Nifuji (a hardcore game addict) at...
2.Are We Now Dating?
6.320-04-201823mNarumi and Hirotaka went from being otaku friends to being in a relationship. However, Narumi feels awkward and starts avoiding Hirotaka. When they notice what's going on, their se...
3.Sales Event and Gamers Meetup
8.327-04-201823mHirotaka invites Narumi to his house after work, but Narumi starts acting weird. As they head to his place, Narumi talks about her childhood memories, but tells Hirotaka that she d...
4.Is Mature Love as Difficult?
8.304-05-201823mHanako and Kabakura get into a fight when they go out for drinks after work one day. Hanako starts to worry because she thought that dating Kabakura would be easy since they were b...
5.Introducing Naoya and Gamers Meetup (Part II)
8.311-05-201823mHanako and Kabakura see Narumi having fun talking to a Starbocks barista and start to get suspicious. However, it turns out that the young guy she was talking to is actually Hirota...
6.Bleak Christmas
8.018-05-201823mIt’s the end of the year, and Christmas is coming up while everyone is busy. Hanako, who tells Narumi that last year’s Christmas was the worst ever, isn’t expecting much this year....
7.Online Gaming and Their Respective Nights
7.325-05-201823mThe group decides to get together to play an online game. However, while they wait inside the game for Hirotaka to join them, a rare enemy suddenly appears! Narumi, Hanako, and Kab...
8.Weakness is Thunder and Years of Insecurity
8.001-06-201823mHirotaka asks Kabakura what he and Hanako are like when they’re alone. Kabakura answers that they’re the same as Hirotaka and Narumi, but Hirotaka doesn’t fully believe him, and pr...
9.Go Out on a Date with Me!
8.308-06-201823mHirotaka takes Narumi out on a date. However, Narumi has a hard time switching over to non-otaku mode. Hirotaka tells her that he wishes she acted more formally than normal, so the...
10.Introducing Kou-kun and Online Gaming Revenge
8.015-06-201823mAt work, Naoya notices a customer concentrating hard on a game. Naoya notices it's the same online game that he played before and tries talking to the customer, but the customer ap...
11.Love Is Hard for Otaku
8.022-06-201823mNarumi goes over to Hirotaka's place on the last day of vacation while fantasizing about how Hirotaka would react when she shows up unannounced. However, when she rings the doorbel...
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