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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku

TV anime20181 season11 episodesOriginal: mangaFujita

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2016, No. 1Over 12 million copies

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...

After Season 1, continue with Vol. 2

Book language
EditionKodansha Comics
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Season 1 anime poster

Season 1

Medium confidence

11 episodesApr 2018 – Jun 2018

Anime ends at
Ep 11
Continue from
Vol. 4

The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 4 of the original. This is the book that contains it.

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume 2

Kodansha ComicsEnglishPaperback

Vol. 2 collects Vol. 3–Vol. 4 of the original, so the continuation point Vol. 4 is inside it.

All 5 books from Vol. 2 to Vol. 6
  1. Vol. 2Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume 2Buy on Amazon
  2. Vol. 3Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume 3Buy on Amazon
  3. Vol. 4Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume 4Buy on Amazon
  4. Vol. 5Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume 5Buy on Amazon
  5. Vol. 6Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Volume 6Buy on Amazon

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Where it stops:

1 side entryOVAreading notes
  1. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku OADOVA3 episodesMar 2019 – Oct 2021The three OAD episodes add side stories from different parts of the original manga, including the company trip from original Volume 6. They have no single next chapter; use the TV reading route for a continuous read, with some overlap.

Original · Manga

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

ヲタクに恋は難しい

FujitaIchijinshaCompleted11 volumes

Series copies in print

Over 12 million copies

Ichijinsha · incl. digital · October 2026

Awards

  1. 2016

    Kono Manga ga Sugoi! No. 1Women’s List

  2. 2015

    Next Manga Award No. 1Web Manga

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Before you read

Suggested reading (English · Kodansha Comics): Season 1 ends at Ep 11. Continue with Vol. 2.

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