Inishie Otaku no Koiwazurai
My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku
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Japanese: 古オタクの恋わずらい
English: My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 19
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 25, 2021 to Feb 25, 2023
Genre: Romance Romance
Themes: Otaku Culture Otaku Culture, School School
Demographic: Josei Josei
Serialization: Kiss
Authors: Nicholson, Nico (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #341402
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Popularity: #19537
Members: 685
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Otaku culture has finally become mainstream, and Megumi can't quite get used to it. Divorced, with a teen daughter, Megumi thinks fondly back to her days as an anime and manga otaku—in 1995. That year, she transferred to a new school and decided to start fresh by hiding her otaku interests. She found herself taken under the wing of a basketball ace named Masamune, who's got a kind heart and looks just like one of her favorite characters. But, though Megumi catches a whiff of destiny in the air, she's crushed to learn that Masamune detests otaku...

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Inishie Otaku no Koiwazurai was published in English as My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku by Kodansha USA from November 28, 2023, to August 6, 2024.

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Apr 24, 2024
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Reading this Manga as an American Otaku from the early 2000's has a strange sense of relatability that is definitely stronger to Japanese readers born in the 90's, but the setting and familiarity of the situation is neither here nor there when comes to this romance series. The real juicy part is the DRAMA. The main character's Otaku side is almost like a superhero secret identity, and I'm a sucker for secret identity plots. The character dialogue, motivations, and dynamics are all masterfully done. I read the first volume only an hour after I started it and then I had to wait for Volume 2 ...
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