The spring 2018 anime adaptation of the manga Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii, aka Love is Hard for an Otaku, is getting its home video releases handled by Aniplex Japan. They’ve set a four-volume release for the eleven episode series that begins on July 25th, 2018. The first volume is priced at 4,000 yen for both formats as it has two episodes while the remaining three volumes are priced at 6,000 yen each regardless of format with three episodes each.
The series is directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike based on the series composition that he put together. Takahiro Yasuda is handling the character design with A-1 Pictures handling the animation.
The cast from the web promos for the manga will be reprising their roles for the show with Arisa Date as Narumi Momose, Kento Itou as Hirotaka Nifuji, Miyuki Sawashiro as Hanako Koyanagi, Tomokazu Sugita as Tarou Kabakura, and Yuki Kaji as Naoya Nifuji.
The manga comes from Fujita that began in 2014. The opening theme song is “Fiction” as performed by sumika.
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Plot Concept: After discovering that they work at the same company, a gaming-craze otaku and a fujoshi met for the first time since middle school. After some post-work drinking session, they begin dating, but will it be a perfect relationship for the two?
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/25/18 | Booklet, Original Soundtrack 1 |
| 2 | 08/29/18 | Booklet, Original Soundtrack 2 |
| 3 | 09/26/18 | Booklet, Original Soundtrack 3 |
| 4 | 10/24/18 | Booklet, Radio CD |
[Source: Wotakoi]
