Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Fujita.

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Fujita. The story follows adult office workers who are also otaku, centering on the relationship between Narumi Momose and Hirotaka Nifuji. The manga was later adapted into an anime television series and an OVA.

Premise

The manga follows adult office workers who are otaku, especially Narumi Momose, a hidden fujoshi, and Hirotaka Nifuji, her fellow otaku coworker. Their relationship develops after they reconnect at work, navigating both office life and their shared fandom interests.

Publication history

Fujita first posted the series on Pixiv in April 2014. Ichijinsha began print publication in April 2015, and the manga later ran in the web serialization Comic Pool. The manga was collected into 11 tankōbon volumes.

Anime adaptation

A-1 Pictures adapted the manga into an 11-episode television anime that premiered on April 12, 2018. A three-episode OVA was released in 2019.

Reception and themes

The work is known for combining romantic comedy with everyday workplace life and otaku culture, including themes of gaming, cosplay, and fujoshi interests. It is classified as a comedy-romance with workplace and otaku themes.