Review of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi, in short, is an office rom-com about this girl who tries to hide her "nerd" (anime, manga, gaming [and yaoi]) lifestyle, gets found out then gets dumped, then gets a new job then starts dating her childhood friend who is a hardcore otaku. There isn't really any drama, there are some nice romance moments but it's ultimately lacking there given that they had to stick to the idea that the male mc is a hopeless otaku. Overall, the show is pretty much bang average really, but it does well enough in the comedy department to give it a 7 for me. One review onthe front page suggested the comedy was poor due to bad timing, and that honestly is a valid critique. Some jokes were kinda immature, poorly timed cringe, etc. But I found myself laughing out loud at least once per episode. Watch 1-2 episodes and if the comedy is up your alley, its a good indicator for the rest of the series. As for characters, the female mc is average, the male mc showed hints of development but they just squashed it in favor of punchlines which was kinda disappointing given they foreshadowed something serious just enough for me to believe it but don't be mistaken, this is no-drama, no-plot. Any drama is for the sake of comedy. Going back to the comedy, there were some really funny moments, for example the main mc and the deuteragonist are with their younger coworkers and they are lusting over two girls in the workplace which happens to be the girlfriends of the mc and his friend. Like I said, may or may not be funny, but I liked it and thought the show was easy and fun to watch, which goes a long way in my rating system. I thought romance wise, koyanagi and kabakura (green hair girl and orange hair guy) had better moments then the "main" characters (koyanagi and kabakura get so much screen time that they might as well be called mc's asw). In conclusion, Wotakoi has an specific target audience so if you like rom-coms and find the comedy to be up your alley, it's worth a watch without a doubt. 7/10