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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku: Season 1

11 episodes Premiered Apr 13, 2018 Updated Jul 31, 2026

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is a Japanese television anime series based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Fujita. The series revolves around Narumi, an office lady who hides her yaoi fangirl identity, and her reunion with Hirotaka, a coworker and hardcore gamer. The anime is a comedy and animation series.

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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is a Japanese television anime series based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Fujita. The series revolves around Narumi, an office lady who hides her yaoi fangirl identity, and her reunion with Hirotaka, a coworker and hardcore gamer. The anime is a comedy and animation series.

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Narumi and Hirotaka Meets Again, and...

Apr 13, 2018 · 23 min

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

S1·E2 Core

Are We Now Dating?

Apr 20, 2018 · 23 min

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 se

S1·E3 Core

Sales Event and Gamers Meetup

Apr 27, 2018 · 23 min

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 d

S1·E4 Core

Is Mature Love as Difficult?

May 4, 2018 · 23 min

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 b

S1·E5 Core

Introducing Naoya and Gamers Meetup (Part II)

May 11, 2018 · 23 min

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 Hirota

S1·E6 Core

Bleak Christmas

May 18, 2018 · 23 min

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.

S1·E7 Core

Online Gaming and Their Respective Nights

May 25, 2018 · 23 min

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 Kab

S1·E8 Core

Weakness is Thunder and Years of Insecurity

Jun 1, 2018 · 23 min

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 pr

S1·E9 Core

Go Out on a Date with Me!

Jun 8, 2018 · 23 min

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 the

S1·E10 Mytharc

Introducing Kou-kun and Online Gaming Revenge

Jun 15, 2018 · 23 min

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 ap

S1·E11 Mytharc

Love Is Hard for Otaku

Jun 22, 2018 · 23 min

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 doorbel