Review of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi is alright. If you want an anime with likable characters and wholesome scenes, this is probably a good anime for you. There's basically no story, but that's fine. This is an episodic anime, creating enjoyment solely through the small cast of 4 characters. The art is incredibly average, but it's not the highlight of the show so that's alright. The opening and ending are nice, but the background music and sound effects are also incredibly average. The characters are the main selling point. If you don't like these characters, then you won't like this anime. Most of their personalities are unoriginal, but it's through the interactions between thesecharacters that most of the enjoyment comes from. There's also the endless amount of references to service any viewer that happened to have recognized them. There is a little bit of character development with each of the characters, as we see their relationships grow. This is especially evident in episode 10(?) as we see Hirotoka's and Momose's first hug. It's a little subtle and somewhat minimal, but each character seems to be able to understand the other more and more as the "story" progresses.

I enjoyed a good amount of the show. Sometimes I was a little bored with some overused jokes here and there, but overall I had a good time.

All in all, Wotakoi is a show carried by the characters and humor. There isn't an epic story or incredible fight scenes, but it's still enjoyable.