Review of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
The reason I watched this: I watched this because it was a romance anime. The other reason is that it was popping up on my YouTube recommendation and I was liking the small clips I was seeing. The concepts of otaku in love made me want to check it out. Story: The story is about 2 friends, Hirotaka and Narumi, meeting up in a company when they haven't seen each other since middle school. They are both otaku and basically based on circumstance you learn why she moved to the new company and at the same time you learn why they start dating. Theshows follow them and two other co-workers, Hanako and Tarou, life in the company and main focus is on Hirotaka and Narumi relationship.
My Thoughts: I'm a big sucker for romance, but what I really enjoyed were the hobbies that the characters were talking about were some of the things I like in real life. I also like the interaction between the two main character since it one cheery person and one kind of like no emotion like person. Yet the one with no emotion wants to release that emotion.
Rating time:
Plot: The plot, yet simple, is something I like. The environment where we are dealing with adults is a nice fresh of air here. The character being otaku is interesting twist. With that knowledge the common comedy they do with it is great. And the romance is part of the show which is awesome. The rest of it is kind of like a slice of life sort of. I mean they make progression but I enjoy it. 9/10
Animation: The anime itself is not ecchi, except maybe for one or two scenes maybe, but overall animation is very nice. The anime is also new from the 2018. The animation shown for different emotions were done great, from cute moments to serious moments to I'm pissed moments lol. They bring in video game references (like RPG have attack escape) which I don't know if it under animation or not, but it cool. They also showed different animation when they were in a different environment. I think they did a really great job on it. 9.5 out of 10.
Sound: I watch the anime in Japanese dub and I loved it. The voices were great for the character they were portraying. Even though music wasn't a thing even the opening theme was starting to get stuck in my head lol. Which is pretty big for something that not action pack I guess. I'll give it a 9 out of 10.
Characters: The characters are all great. I love their introduction and how you figure out who is what and what do they specialize in. The character past sometimes looked at but not much. The progression is slowly there as well. Overall I would give it a 8 out of 10
Overall with Bias: I really enjoyed the anime and the concept what got me. I think my bias is really strong here but oh well. I give this anime a 9 out of 10.
Recommendation: I would recommend it. If you like romance and comedy and if you like the concept of otaku and that the character are adult that are working.