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ヲタクに恋は難しい [Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii] #11
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 6
THE TRUE END, OR JUST THE BEGINNING? Narumi slips up in front of her work friends, and the anxiety of outing herself as an otaku forces her to retreat inward. While Hirotaka is quick to console her, a difference in opinion devolves into an argument. Will the couple learn to grow past this obstacle? Maybe sage advice from bickering experts Hanako and Taro can help? Meanwhile, Naoya and Ko might need some guidance of their own as they take their first steps together as a couple. The conclusion of these intertwining, nerdy love stories awaits!
144 pages, Paperback
First published May 24, 2022
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November 29, 2022
I bent the book cause I was flailing so hard. I had to walk away from this and take a breather.
Happily Ever After? YOU GOT IT!
Every single ounce of love and joy is brought to these characters lives and they DESERVE IT!
UGH! I'm going to go bury myself in fanfiction to dull the ache of this series being over 👋 🪦 😵
Happily Ever After? YOU GOT IT!
Every single ounce of love and joy is brought to these characters lives and they DESERVE IT!
UGH! I'm going to go bury myself in fanfiction to dull the ache of this series being over 👋 🪦 😵
July 29, 2022
4.5 Stars
That was a super sweet ending and afterword. I’m going to miss them!
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
That was a super sweet ending and afterword. I’m going to miss them!
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
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March 2, 2024ଘ°* (3 stars)ੈ‧₊˚➸ cute and fluffy, I'm growing more affectionate towards the characters now🤭 nothing extraordinary but it was a perfect in-between read
April 4, 2022
oh i finished it already 😃
June 18, 2022
screaming. aggressively sobbing. pulling my hair out. this manga has my entire heart and i need to reread it right. fucking. NOW.
October 8, 2022
The main couple tries to remind us they're the main couple in the final volume. It takes time from the other, better couples, but I suppose they deserve a last hurrah. And the other couples still get a couple good scenes, enough to make the finale a success.
June 20, 2022
I just wanted to feel the warm fuzzies and I got exactly that.
July 5, 2022
I’m so sad this is over :’( I don’t think I’ll ever be the same again.
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June 22, 2022
I'm so sad this is the final volume of the series.😭 Not the best volume out of the series but still a 5 * from me because I love the characters so much!
April 12, 2025
this is the last one?! no way, I need to see the kabakura baby and more relationship cuteness after finally getting development on that front PLS.
July 26, 2023
What an incredible way to end the series! I wish there was more because I’m not ready to say goodbye to these characters. The wrap-up had me kicking my feet 🥰.
June 23, 2022
Wow! I can’t believe this series is over!!! One of my first Josei’s and it’ll hold a special place in my heart!!
January 7, 2023
4.5
I'm so sad it's overrrr. This was a really nice ending but I think the plot tried to have sudden depth that could've been put in earlier volumes. Still, the milestones that happened here are so cute and solidified all the relationships well 😌
I'm so sad it's overrrr. This was a really nice ending but I think the plot tried to have sudden depth that could've been put in earlier volumes. Still, the milestones that happened here are so cute and solidified all the relationships well 😌
June 22, 2022
I knew it!!! Hirotaka was the heroine all along!
As the final volume in a series that ends on an odd number in Japan (11), the English edition was soooo much slimmer than the other 2-volume sets, so I was slightly worried about how well everything would wrap up. Should not have been concerned; this was wonderful.
Each couple's story comes to a natural and very satisfying "next stage," with some additional future-spoilers in the author's notes - thankfully, the Japanese special edition's extras were included in this volume, so I don't feel like I'm missing anything. (Although I'm still tempted to swap these out for the new boxed set...it really is a keeper series. We'll see.)
And Kodansha is just a really, really good publisher. I've said this before, but I wish they carried more of the manga I want to read. (I'm grateful Tokypop churns out so much interesting BL, but they really do the bare minimum to bring the works to an English-speaking audience. Extras? What extras?)
Kodansha's production quality and end notes are stellar. I have no idea how they know every single nerdy reference, even with throwaway one-liners in the chapter titles. Including that background information adds so much to my reading experience. Some's just a bonus, really, giving an extra layer to my enjoyment, but I wouldn't have understood much of the first chapter in this volume, with that weird murder game I've literally never heard of in my life. (I'm not a gamer otaku. At all. I'm definitely the Naoya in that respect.)
It's interesting that Fujita identifies a lot more with Hirotaka, particularly on the gaming front. It's also a bit funny and uh...telling(?) that the interviewer was surprised that a woman would identify more with the male character in her own work than with the expected female lead. I wouldn't say I'm surprised; I felt that the entire way through, as you can probably see from my reviews. I really like Narumi - I really like all the characters - but it was Hirotaka who grabbed my heart right from the start, and I'm pleased to find that I was reading the way the author had written.
Fujita notes in this volume's bonus interview that so many people identified with Narumi and read the story through her eyes, the narrative adapted a bit to ensure a more balanced perspective, and I do see and appreciate that. But gosh, Hirotaka. I love him so much. And I love, love, love that everything I was wanting with his relationship with Narumi finally came to fruition in this volume. It truly was worth the wait. Which is probably what Hirotaka was thinking, too...
I loved the flashbacks of some of their most important interactions; that could've felt annoyingly repetitive or space-filling in a slim final volume, but it really was necessary and wonderfully done. The inner monologues and the "this is what was really going on when Hirotaka seemed so cool on the exterior" were fantastic.
Ah, I just loved this whole thing. Including Narumi's coming out scene as an otaku...I think some (Western) readers might take offense to the perceived appropriation of coming out language for someone who is by all accounts a straight cis woman, but it's a lot more complicated than that. I'm actually a bit confused that Fujita (as a gamer, casual fujo, and first-time manga writer) claims in the interview to not really qualify as an otaku, because...as much as I agree with the necessity of separating an author from their work, you can't really write a series this spot-on without knowing what you're talking about.
But otaku culture is complicated, particularly in Japan - I wonder if even over the 6 years that Fujita spent writing this series, society started being a bit more open and accepting of otaku? I wouldn't be surprised, and it could explain some of the subtle tone shift, from the early otaku jokes to a really thoughtful, emotionally nuanced depiction of showing your full, true self to people you care about - including the parts that you find embarrassing or socially shameful. These conversations are hard to have with "normal" people, even if you don't have the extra layer of not being entirely straight...something that I think a fair number of fujos figure out about themselves after being drawn to something that deviates so much from the norm.
Anyway...that's a whole side essay, and this series isn't trying to be particularly hard-hitting or break new ground. I think it wound up doing more than its original intention, though, and that's the mark of good writing, good characters, and a story that's far more than the sum of its parts. I even liked that Ko's ambiguous gender was dropped as another joke right at the end of this volume...but in a way that was really sweet and genuinely open and respectful about m/m relationships. Koyanagi still thinks Ko's a guy, is surprised that "he" and Naoya are dating, but isn't weirded out in the slightest. He just thinks to himself: oh, good for them, society's more accepting of that now, I hope they'll be super happy.
A part of me wishes Naoya and Ko could've been a queer couple, but I still kind of feel like they are...Ko ended up being really easy to read as non-binary, and Naoya doesn't seem to care all that much about gender. I think he would've fallen in love with Ko regardless of what pronouns were used, and their story ended up being so tender as a result.
This review is a bit scattered because it's a weird feeling, coming to the actual ending of a series I've been connected to for years...my emotions and my thoughts are scattered, but I'm also just really happy. I enjoyed this so much. I'm so glad all the characters are wonderfully happy. What a bright spot this series has been for me over the past couple of years. I hope Fujita continues writing...I'd love to see what story she's interested in telling next.
As the final volume in a series that ends on an odd number in Japan (11), the English edition was soooo much slimmer than the other 2-volume sets, so I was slightly worried about how well everything would wrap up. Should not have been concerned; this was wonderful.
Each couple's story comes to a natural and very satisfying "next stage," with some additional future-spoilers in the author's notes - thankfully, the Japanese special edition's extras were included in this volume, so I don't feel like I'm missing anything. (Although I'm still tempted to swap these out for the new boxed set...it really is a keeper series. We'll see.)
And Kodansha is just a really, really good publisher. I've said this before, but I wish they carried more of the manga I want to read. (I'm grateful Tokypop churns out so much interesting BL, but they really do the bare minimum to bring the works to an English-speaking audience. Extras? What extras?)
Kodansha's production quality and end notes are stellar. I have no idea how they know every single nerdy reference, even with throwaway one-liners in the chapter titles. Including that background information adds so much to my reading experience. Some's just a bonus, really, giving an extra layer to my enjoyment, but I wouldn't have understood much of the first chapter in this volume, with that weird murder game I've literally never heard of in my life. (I'm not a gamer otaku. At all. I'm definitely the Naoya in that respect.)
It's interesting that Fujita identifies a lot more with Hirotaka, particularly on the gaming front. It's also a bit funny and uh...telling(?) that the interviewer was surprised that a woman would identify more with the male character in her own work than with the expected female lead. I wouldn't say I'm surprised; I felt that the entire way through, as you can probably see from my reviews. I really like Narumi - I really like all the characters - but it was Hirotaka who grabbed my heart right from the start, and I'm pleased to find that I was reading the way the author had written.
Fujita notes in this volume's bonus interview that so many people identified with Narumi and read the story through her eyes, the narrative adapted a bit to ensure a more balanced perspective, and I do see and appreciate that. But gosh, Hirotaka. I love him so much. And I love, love, love that everything I was wanting with his relationship with Narumi finally came to fruition in this volume. It truly was worth the wait. Which is probably what Hirotaka was thinking, too...
I loved the flashbacks of some of their most important interactions; that could've felt annoyingly repetitive or space-filling in a slim final volume, but it really was necessary and wonderfully done. The inner monologues and the "this is what was really going on when Hirotaka seemed so cool on the exterior" were fantastic.
Ah, I just loved this whole thing. Including Narumi's coming out scene as an otaku...I think some (Western) readers might take offense to the perceived appropriation of coming out language for someone who is by all accounts a straight cis woman, but it's a lot more complicated than that. I'm actually a bit confused that Fujita (as a gamer, casual fujo, and first-time manga writer) claims in the interview to not really qualify as an otaku, because...as much as I agree with the necessity of separating an author from their work, you can't really write a series this spot-on without knowing what you're talking about.
But otaku culture is complicated, particularly in Japan - I wonder if even over the 6 years that Fujita spent writing this series, society started being a bit more open and accepting of otaku? I wouldn't be surprised, and it could explain some of the subtle tone shift, from the early otaku jokes to a really thoughtful, emotionally nuanced depiction of showing your full, true self to people you care about - including the parts that you find embarrassing or socially shameful. These conversations are hard to have with "normal" people, even if you don't have the extra layer of not being entirely straight...something that I think a fair number of fujos figure out about themselves after being drawn to something that deviates so much from the norm.
Anyway...that's a whole side essay, and this series isn't trying to be particularly hard-hitting or break new ground. I think it wound up doing more than its original intention, though, and that's the mark of good writing, good characters, and a story that's far more than the sum of its parts. I even liked that Ko's ambiguous gender was dropped as another joke right at the end of this volume...but in a way that was really sweet and genuinely open and respectful about m/m relationships. Koyanagi still thinks Ko's a guy, is surprised that "he" and Naoya are dating, but isn't weirded out in the slightest. He just thinks to himself: oh, good for them, society's more accepting of that now, I hope they'll be super happy.
A part of me wishes Naoya and Ko could've been a queer couple, but I still kind of feel like they are...Ko ended up being really easy to read as non-binary, and Naoya doesn't seem to care all that much about gender. I think he would've fallen in love with Ko regardless of what pronouns were used, and their story ended up being so tender as a result.
This review is a bit scattered because it's a weird feeling, coming to the actual ending of a series I've been connected to for years...my emotions and my thoughts are scattered, but I'm also just really happy. I enjoyed this so much. I'm so glad all the characters are wonderfully happy. What a bright spot this series has been for me over the past couple of years. I hope Fujita continues writing...I'd love to see what story she's interested in telling next.
October 7, 2022
So this is the end for all our Otaku friends. Everyone is kind of moving on with life in their own way. And the story ends in a way that it started, just being another day in the life of these characters. There's no grand ending or time skip, just them being who they are and coming out to friends they're otaku, which is done in a sweet way. The best is the little brother and his relationship with his new gf, it is the cutest relationship of the bunch. Overall, this was decent ending to a solid series. The series dipped in quality for me here or there but overall still enjoyable!
April 19, 2024
My heart.
This volume.
That ending.
The afterword?
This final volume was absolute perfection in every way for every single character. The growth, the love, the happiness. 💕
These characters deserve the entire world and I feel like they all got that. I will miss reading new adventures about them, but all good things must come to an end and this was a perfect end. ❤️
This volume.
That ending.
The afterword?
This final volume was absolute perfection in every way for every single character. The growth, the love, the happiness. 💕
These characters deserve the entire world and I feel like they all got that. I will miss reading new adventures about them, but all good things must come to an end and this was a perfect end. ❤️
June 8, 2024
A very sweet ending
January 26, 2025
loved the series
November 16, 2025
such a nice way to end the series as a whole !! if you want a nice, quirky romance, i totally recommend ^^
March 29, 2025
I LOVE this series soo much! Kinda sad that that I finally finished it. I liked how the book tied up at the stories of the characters up nicely, resolving relationship issues/misunderstandings while providing cute moments between the characters. Planning to re-read and buy the rest of the books! 💪🤑💞
July 24, 2024
I'm crying this was so cute and perfect and I cried like 3 different times and this is just perfect and I love them - like all of them and they are so perfect together and just.....coherency is a challenge in the face of all this cuteness!
May 12, 2025
por la segunda pareja sigo leyendo esto
June 11, 2022
A perfect ending to a beloved series.
In this final volume, Narumi has too confront her past, by beginning to embrace that she is an Otaku to the people she cares about. Hirotaka has a hard time understanding this, because he doesn't care about what people think of him as much as Narumi does, but he tries to understand anyway. This conflict and fight that they have, is so realistic, that I was VERY emotionally invested in it. We get to see the whole crew, and how things are going for them in their relationships of course, and we still get some fun shenanigans throughout the volume. Though this ending is more open ended than I usually care for, I feel like it is the perfect ending for it. From here, we all get to figure out how it ends from there.
10 out of 10 will recommend the series for the rest of forever! GO READ PLEASE!!!!
In this final volume, Narumi has too confront her past, by beginning to embrace that she is an Otaku to the people she cares about. Hirotaka has a hard time understanding this, because he doesn't care about what people think of him as much as Narumi does, but he tries to understand anyway. This conflict and fight that they have, is so realistic, that I was VERY emotionally invested in it. We get to see the whole crew, and how things are going for them in their relationships of course, and we still get some fun shenanigans throughout the volume. Though this ending is more open ended than I usually care for, I feel like it is the perfect ending for it. From here, we all get to figure out how it ends from there.
10 out of 10 will recommend the series for the rest of forever! GO READ PLEASE!!!!
June 19, 2022
Cheesin! I went between "AHH! This is the last volume!!!" to "I'll reread you next month." I followed and bought this manga since it first got licensed and now here we are! Of course I want more to it, especially between Narumi and Hirotaka, but I also really love how sweet this finale was. So, yes, I'll definitely reread this manga series. It gives me the ooey gooeys whenever I'm dewy.
June 27, 2022
I’m so sad this series is over but it ended so well! I love these characters and am so happy with their growth. (Also, the special edition has some fun extras.)
August 6, 2022
Best ending, I love this manga
July 10, 2023
I can’t believe this series is over🥹
December 1, 2025
So good!! I’m not sure why it took me so long to read this fun series. I’m not ready to leave these characters yet. 😭
August 16, 2022
i know it's just the one final volume... but it's too short..... i want more, i miss them already ;—;
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