Completed
“38-year-old gamer masters "useless" skills in VRMMO "One More Free Life Online" as boy avatar Earth.”
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life
とあるおっさんのVRMMO活動記
6.38
8,472 rank · 103,560 viewers · 236 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Video Game
Watch on
Crunchyroll
Would You Love or Hate This?
AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste
Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
However, the slow initial episodes might test your patience given your history of dropping shows that don't hook you early. The art style shift in the middle arc could also be a concern...
Personalized to you
Honest pros & cons
Based on your library
Synopsis
38-year-old gamer masters "useless" skills in VRMMO "One More Free Life Online" as boy avatar Earth.
A new type of VRMMO called "One More Free Life Online" is out. He logs in as a young boy avatar called "Earth." Taichi Tanaka (38, single) has a regular office job and enjoys playing video games in his free time. In a world where the player is free to do as they wish, he decides to master a skill that's been deemed to be useless! He makes potions that are too much of a hassle to make, cooks food that is excessively too good, and uses bizarre original weapons to hunt monsters... (Source: Alpha Manga)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 43 sampled reviews
4.8
/10
What 43 viewers settled on.
23%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 4
σ 2.01
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.01 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.3
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.16
Running avg · Oct 2023 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It was good but the ending was a bit disappointing where the queen and Earth kept their distance in episode 12 which made me sad because the queen is a character who brings the heroine aura and...”
- 9 “This series excels at capturing an authentic MMO experience, focusing on the genuine joy of experimentation and the immersive feeling of playing a game. While it lacks high-stakes action and does...”
- 8 “I would love to say this is the closest you can get to the real game unlike bofuri who make the main character stupidly overpowered with no reason. You can see how the character improve with bow,...”
Verbosity
Short · 42%
Medium · 37%
Long · 21%
Watch Order & Related
Explore the A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life universe
Cast
See all →Trailers & videos
See all →Gallery
See all →If you stay for this, you'll stay for these
See all →The community pairs this with
See all →Made by
See all credits →Production slate
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2023 – Dec 2023 Fall 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23614 catalog
Produced by
- Yomiko Advertising Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- King Records Producer
- Stay Luck Producer
- AlphaPolis Producer