同棲から始まるオタク彼女の作りかた

Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend: Roomies and Romance #1

by 村上 凛, Rin Murakami, 館川 まこ (Illustrator)

彼女にするなら絶対にオタクの女の子がいい。さらに黒髪ロングの清楚系で、美少女系コンテンツが好きなら最高だ!なのになぜ!「あんたが言ったんだからね!?私を、オタク男子の理想のオタク女子にしてやる、って…!」俺の好みとは真逆の隠れオタクでリア充ギャルの二科心と同棲することになってんだ!?「男性向け同人誌って、色々しっかり描かれてるんだ…」俺の同人誌を部屋に持ち帰るな!「早速写真撮ってくんない?」コスプレ、パンツ見えそうだぞ…。「これでウケ悪かったら恨むからね!」オタク男子はみんな童貞を殺す服が好きなんだよ!オタクとギャルの同棲協定ラブコメ!

Genres: Light Novel, Romance, Slice Of Life, Japanese Literature

328 pages, Paperback

Published November 20, 2018

Reviews

[Love · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the concept here, two nerdy people of the opposite sex living together, helping each other find a romantic partner, not realizing how they are perfect for each other. It's just so badly written... This might be the case where the simple prose works well in Japanese but comes off as amateurish in English, I'm not sure, either way I couldn't shake the feeling that I was reading bad fan fiction.

[H · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ehh, dropped it at 27% ish. I started because I like Omae Wo Otaku, but the way this started and came together was way too convenient for my taste. The two meet at a hookup party and both want otaku partners, and after some arguing, the girl suggests a partnership where they help each other become "ideal" partners for other otaku.

For one, it's really similar to Omae Wo Otaku, but their partnership accelerates so fast, and I find it really hard to believe such a capable, perfect girl would have issues seeking people out on her own. And what qualifications does the MC even have to be guiding her? He has no experience just like her, whereas she at least has experience being fashionable and such. I just don't buy it how conveniently she agrees to listen to his instructions and the acceleration there was too fast too.

I also think the way he jumps out of the closet when her parents are telling her of the overseas work transfer and offers her stay with him in his solo room is also EXTREMELY stupid and absurd, even the hopeless romantic of a father believing the boyfriend lie and allowing it.

[Peacefulbookery · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is self-help/edutainment in disguise. It's got some solid advice for otaku trying to connect with members of the opposite gender (especially those who are also otaku) but who lack social experience/practice doing so.

The structure is loose, slice-of-life more than rom-com, with a lot of situations familiar to those who enjoy anime/manga. The main characters (and side characters) are cliches in and of themselves. While the overall situation is extremely contrived and trope-heavy, remember that this work is using cliches to communicate with its readers.

The characters explain different types of media, the appeal of certain moe types/situations to certain consumer bases, and discuss interpersonal communication, keeping expectations realistic, and personal hygiene and styling advice. Fanservice-y scenes are periodically dispensed to make the advice more digestible.

I enjoyed this more than I thought.