Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?

After mustering up the courage to propose to a girl in an online game, naive otaku Hideki "Rusian" Nishimura is devastated when she flat-out rejects him. To make matters worse, the girl reveals that she is actually an older man in real life. With his dreams crushed and his heart broken, Rusian comes to an abrupt decision in the midst of his raging fit: he will never trust another girl in an online game again.

Years later, Rusian is now in a guild with three other players, one of whom possesses a female avatar by the name of Ako. Ako is deeply in love with Rusian and wants to marry him. Although he entertains the possibility that she might be a guy, Rusian accepts her proposal, claiming that her gender does not matter as long as she is cute in-game. However, after a discussion between the guild members that led to all of them having an offline meeting, Rusian finds out that Ako, along with the other members, is not just a girl but also his schoolmate.

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Tamaki, Ako Main

Hidaka, Rina Japanese

Segawa, Akane Main

Minase, Inori Japanese

Goshouin, Kyou Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Nishimura, Hideki Main

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Saitou, Yui Supporting

Nanjou, Yoshino Japanese

Akiyama, Nanako Supporting

Oowada, Hitomi Japanese

Ako's Mother Supporting

Takamoto, Megumi Japanese

†Kuro no Majutsushi† Supporting

Yusa, Kouji Japanese

Batz Supporting

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

†Claude† Supporting

Yamashita, Seiichirou Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Fukura, Kei Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

Yanagi, Shinsuke Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Sep 10, 2025

spicarie

Recommended

Seriously, Why is this Score So Low?! An Actual Hidden Gem!

Overall Rating: 9/10

OKAY can we just talk about how this show has a 6-something on here?? Ngl, that's a total crime. I clicked on this show expecting some generic, mid-tier rom-com and I was SO wrong. I’m writing this review because I need more people to watch this masterpiece of chaos.

If you love stuff like Konosuba, you will literally love this. It’s got that same chaotic energy where every episode is pure comedy gold. The jokes aren't just random; they're super relatable if you've ever played an MMO. The lag, the endless grinding for items ... that never drop, the one person who accidentally logs out during a boss fight... I felt SO seen. Even the ecchi moments are played for laughs instead of just being lazy fan service, which was a huge plus for me.

The whole story starts because our MC, Hideki, got his heart broken years ago by confessing to a girl in-game who turned out to be a dude. So now, he's totally convinced there are no real girls online. The plot twist when he finally meets his guild in real life is just the beginning of the hilarious mess that follows. The way the show plays with that whole gender-reveal and online scamming trope is honestly amazing and leads to some of the biggest laughs.

And the characters! Let's talk about Akane (aka Schwein). Omg, she is the best tsun girl. Like, she tries so hard to be all angry and "I hate you!" but the situations she gets into are just… hilarious. The plot twists that happen around her are some of the funniest parts of the whole show, I was not expecting them at all. The main couple, Hideki and Ako, are also super cute in their own dysfunctional gamer way. It’s a genuinely funny rom-com dynamic.

I've seriously rewatched this twice and it still makes me laugh so hard I cry. The animation is clean, the voice actors are perfect for their roles, and it’s just a super fun, feel-good show that doesn't take itself too seriously.

So yeah, don't let the low MAL score fool you. This anime is criminally underrated. This is EASILY an 8 for any normal person, but for me, it's a solid 9/10. Give it a watch, you won't regret it! ✨

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 2, 2025

Luxiant

Mixed Feelings

Forced myself to finish this series, and I’ve got to admit it was pretty mid overall. The story was okay but got boring and repetitive after a while, it was just another generic slice of life. I've cringed a lot watching through series of episodes, but they did have a few funny moments here and there. Not really my type of anime, but it made for a decent background watch while I worked on my projects.

I actually enjoyed quite a bit of the end, as the plot reminded me of SAO. I could care less about the romance going on here because they seem like ... they just want to carry out the tension to keep the audience engaged rather than getting into romance, just like how they similarly did in Oregairu, Love is War, Fragrant Flowers, etc.

Animation was fine, but hopefully they could've made the plot more interesting more than the title itself.

Final ratings: 5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 14, 2025

Espor89

Not Recommended

How come that I write a review for THIS Anime out of all?
Well, I guess I kind of want to be a Karen. I found the animation pretty nice, some nice amount of fanservice and it can be a bit entertaining. Yeah but... almost no character development, almost nothing really happens.

There was one choice I was especially annoyed by pretty early on, I don't think you can call it a spoiler. From the point on, the mc learned that every guild member is a girl, they changed the "ingamemodels" to their real life counterparts, although two were male in game. Also there is basically ... no logic to anything.
In some scenes, the mc gets in touch with boobs - but in game, in that pixelated game they play. And he reacts as if it were real.
Initially I gave this a 6, but I will go to 5 - average. Not bad, but also niot good. I began skipping parts from episode 9 on and ultimately regret to invest time in this.

This is not a particular bad anime, but there are a lot of great Anime. Do yourself a favour and don't waste your time, unless you are really bored.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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