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<p>On the last days of December I started watching a romantic comedy anime called &#8220;<em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotakoi:_Love_is_Hard_for_Otaku" target="_blank">Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku</a></em>&#8220;. Now this isn&#8217;t a typical cheesy romantic Hollywood style romantic comedy, it&#8217;s an adult themed animation from studio A1-Pictures based on a <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Josei (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josei_manga" target="_blank">Josei</a></em> manga written and drawn by Fujita.</p>



<p>Without spoiling too much, let&#8217;s say it&#8217;s about the romantic life of otakus. People who aren&#8217;t into anime/manga/videogames won&#8217;t catch many of the jokes, but if you are a fan of those subjects and enjoy a good light romantic reading you are in for some fun.</p>



<p>I recommend watching the anime series first and then dive right into the Kodansha Comics English translated manga, you&#8217;ll thank me later.</p>



<p>The animation is a typical A-1 project, competent and solid work as usual, the opening theme song &#8220;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Fiction (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObQd7Co7Q_I" target="_blank"><em>Fiction</em></a>&#8221; by <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Sumika (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumika_(band)" target="_blank">Sumika</a></em> is a very upbeat and the introduction works really well for the series.<br />Both manga and anime share a wonderful if a bit silly story line, but in the end the characters are very detailed and likable.<br />As of January 2019 there are 3 volumes of the translated manga available, a 4th volume will be released near the end of 2019.  </p>



<p>For a change, it&#8217;s really nice to watch adult characters dealing with love in a setting that isn&#8217;t the typical school/college cliche. <br />I recommend both the anime and manga if you got a bit of time to spare and enjoy a good love story.<br /><br />A little side note for readers, expect more stuff like this on my blog.<br /></p>
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