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“1995 otaku Megumi hides her fandom from basketball star Masamune, who despises otaku culture.”
My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku
古オタクの恋わずらい
7.31
5,114 rank · 1,150 readers · 7 favorites
Josei
Otaku Culture
School
Romance
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Synopsis
1995 otaku Megumi hides her fandom from basketball star Masamune, who despises otaku culture.
Otaku culture has finally become mainstream, and Megumi can't quite get used to it. Divorced, with a teen daughter, Megumi thinks fondly back to her days as an anime and manga otaku—in 1995. That year, she transferred to a new school and decided to start fresh by hiding her otaku interests. She found herself taken under the wing of a basketball ace named Masamune, who's got a kind heart and looks just like one of her favorite characters. But, though Megumi catches a whiff of destiny in the air, she's crushed to learn that Masamune detests otaku... (Source: Kodansha USA)
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- 10 “There is something beautifully realistic about this one the bad timing, lack of self-esteem, regret, fear, and shame to show your true self to someone whose approval you crave. The art is...”
- 10 “Reading this Manga as an American Otaku from the early 2000's has a strange sense of relatability that is definitely stronger to Japanese readers born in the 90's, but the setting and familiarity...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 19 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 32m approx
- Published Jun 2021 – Feb 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M66594 catalog