Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku - Recommendations

Ivonna says...

Both manga share a similar sense of humor. In both stories the MC try to keep their personal lives secret from their piers.

Mu254 says...

Although the age group and setting is very different, the style of story telling and the unique characters are both humerous and similar.

cschuma says...

These manga both focus more on the everyday goings-on of a relationship. Instead of lots of buildup and drama (which can be fun int he right mood!), these two series focus on more tender, silly, or totally average moments of two people in love.

blue1r1s says...

The fact that the characters are not what they seem at first glance and need to hide it from the world to some extent make both manga feel really similar.

yangry says...

Very cute slice of life, realistic and frames multiple moments of sweet domesticity in all couples. The most enjoyable part of these stories is the relationships between the characters and themselves, which can be seen as generally boring by most, but they're down to earth and have stories and characters that stick with you.

blue1r1s says...

Although Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is about high-school students and Wotakoi is a slice of life about adults, the otaku culture is present in both which makes the adults seem like teenagers all over again but allows for more risqué jokes.

There is also some extent of role reversal of usual male and female characters in both manga that is a big part of the plot's humor.

These unique characters traits coupled with the fact that some of them are KY (totaly oblivious of certain athmospheres) is a point that makes both manga endearing in my opinion.

The way both plots evolve can get you attached quickly even to the minor characters making them all seem equally contributing to the story, in my eyes.

notavamp says...

Similar personalities in protagonists, Chiyo is to Wotakoi's Narumi as Nifuji is to Nozaki. Some side characters have similar tropes as well, Kashima is what an extroverted Sakuragi would be like. 

AndriasSch says...

The main couple share the same personalities and looks, plus one of them is a manga/dojin author.There are many otaku culture references being thrown all the time.

chocoeclairjp says...

Has good insight on fujoshi culture and the female otaku experience. Very refreshing in an industry that is very male-centric.

steelseraphim says...

Gamers? Check. Appearance different from personality? Check. Office workers? Check. Comedy? Check. Romance? Check.

SillyNeko says...

These two have a same concept of female game lover. There differnce is the male lead, but they are both fun. One is on retro games the other is on more modern RPG games. That does not ruin the fun of either manga! They both have a different humor and Game Yaru is amazing at the end of a chapter. 

THEIR LOVE LIFE HOWEVER OH BOY!

One is already in a great relation with the other main character; however the other is a bit of a tease almost like a typical shojo manga yet not that fuzzy.

kireishinju says...

There are gamer characters and the story is all about games with a tinge of romance building up (I hope ^_^). 

They're both working people too.

Plus, it's really light and funny! :D

Harliquinne says...

Although Yamada-kun revolves more around a single game, rather than general otaku behaviours like Wotakoi, I feel their MCs (Yamada/Hirotaka and Akane/Naruse) are somewhat similar. 

Both Manga have a similiar feel (to me) and if you like one, you'd probably enjoy the other. 

BiteyCabbit says...

Both Wotakoi and Lv999 focus on romances involving gamers.Wotakoi has a broader range of hobbies, and characters,  it focuses on, where Lv999 mostly focuses on a single game and romance.

Curiousmadra says...

They have a pretty cold stone face male lead and the female lead is the more eccentric one. Personally Wotakoi is better but both sorta have the same type of flow in main characters...

Maggott says...

both of these manags are about office romances between two adult characters,i really enjoyed both stories and recommend both as well as the anime adaptation for wotakoi

SleepySpaceCowboy says...

both of thdrd have such simular vibes. i love them both so much.

the only real difference is one is more sex diver and lude then the other ;3

PrxpleRocks says...

Love is hard for otaku and my senpai is annoying they are quite simlar because

they both take place in a office/work place and kinda share the same tags/

genres like it's Adult Couples and Coworkers.

wreckage2004 says...

my senpai is annoying and wotakoi both are romcoms revolving around office workers Both are really cute and have soothing moments 

pinkstrawberrymilk says...

Both get deep into otaku culture and feature a group of friends working office jobs that are deeply entrenched in creating and consuming otaku content.

Frommidgard says...

Both female leads are otakus and their love interest is also a fellow otaku. Both couples were acquainted with each other before they became co-workers

LupaLunae says...

Plot-wise, these manga aren't really similar at all, but they share similar senses of humor so if you liked one you'll probably like the other.

Darkmaster006 says...

Same style of jokes. Office people who are also huge otakus. But... with yuri! Plus, another amazing art style. If you liked Wotakoi, you are sure to like this one.

ShazzeaS says...

Both series are romances featuring otaku and have a variety of relatable situations that come about from that premise. The biggest difference is that Wotakoi features adult characters and the main relationship is between two otaku while 2.5 Jigen Kareshi features high-schoolers and the main relationship is between a secret otaku and a guy who hates otaku. If you want to read a romcom featuring otaku then both these series should do it for you.