Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku — Season 1
A closeted fangirl begins dating a coworker and hardcore gamer. For these unrepentant nerds, navigating a relationship is far from straightforward.
Episodes
E01 Narumi and Hirotaka Meets Again, and...
★ 6.5Apr 13, 2018 · 23m
Narumi 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 her new company by coincidence. Narumi tells Hirotaka that they're otaku friends, but Hirotaka has something that he wants to tell Narumi.
E02 Are We Now Dating?
★ 6.6Apr 20, 2018 · 23m
Narumi 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 senior coworkers Hanako Koyanagi (a cosplayer) and Taro Kabakura (a mild otaku) try to give some advice.
E03 Sales Event and Gamers Meetup
★ 8.2Apr 27, 2018 · 23m
Hirotaka 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 doesn't remember how they started being friends. Hirotaka has a sad look on his face as he listens.
E04 Is Mature Love as Difficult?
★ 8.0May 4, 2018 · 23m
Hanako 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 both otaku. Narumi is reminded of her own relationship as she watches Hanako and Kabakura.
E05 Introducing Naoya and Gamers Meetup (Part II)
★ 8.0May 11, 2018 · 23m
Hanako 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 Hirotaka’s younger brother, Naoya Nifuji. Afterwards, they all end up going over to Hirotaka’s house together.
E06 Bleak Christmas
★ 7.8May 18, 2018 · 23m
It’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. Meanwhile, Kabakura is busy at work...
E07 Online Gaming and Their Respective Nights
★ 7.2May 25, 2018 · 23m
The 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 Kabakura aren’t strong enough to beat the enemy themselves and find themselves in a tight spot when suddenly, a savior comes to the rescue!
E08 Weakness is Thunder and Years of Insecurity
★ 7.8Jun 1, 2018 · 23m
Hirotaka 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 proposes a new idea to Narumi on the way home.
E09 Go Out on a Date with Me!
★ 8.3Jun 8, 2018 · 23m
Hirotaka 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 they try going out on a date where they've made otaku things off-limits!
E10 Introducing Kou-kun and Online Gaming Revenge
★ 8.0Jun 15, 2018 · 23m
At 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 apologizes and gets up to leave…
E11 Love Is Hard for Otaku
★ 7.8Jun 22, 2018 · 23m
Narumi 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 doorbell, no one answers.