Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku

In both shows the leads are socially awkward outcasts. They also idolize their popular love interest.

In both shows the leads are socially awkward outcasts. They also idolize their popular love interest.

Hanai Ao is a top romance manga writer, admired by fans for her dedication and success. But while she excels at writing love stories, her own love life is nonexistent—she’s never even had a boyfriend. After getting tired of her editor's constant reminders, Hanai goes for a walk and, after an unexpected look at her reflection, decides to change her appearance. She visits a salon where Riichi, a charming stylist, catches her eye. Sparks fly between them, but with Hanai’s workaholic ways, can she balance love and her career?

In both shows the leads are socially awkward outcasts. They also idolize their popular love interest.

Takashiro Naoya is a handsome salaryman who works for a top company. However, he is also a notorious playboy with a bad taste in women. By chance, he ends up becoming the live-in muse for Fukunaga Akane, an erotic fiction writer who has little experience in love.