Screenplay:
丸戸史明Cinematography:
Yûichirô TozawaComposer:
Hajime HyakkokuCast:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Chinatsu Akasaki, Hōko Kuwashima, Tetsuya Kakihara, Madoka Yonezawa, Sayuri Yahagi, Saori Ōnishi, Yō Taichi (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(13)
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Fan Service of Love and Youth (S01E01)
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An Error-ridden Prologue (S01E02)
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A Girlfriend Without a Raised Flag (S01E03)
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Retake the Climax (S01E04)
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Budget, Deadline and New Development (S01E05)
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The Date Event of Crossing Paths (S01E06)
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Deciding the Night for Two (S01E07)
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Friend, Foe or a New Character (S01E08)
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A Wingman's Traumatic Recollection Mode (S01E09)
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One-on-one Route After 8 Years (S01E10)
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A Melody of Reminiscing and Support (S01E11)
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Ready to Start Resolving the Subplots (S01E12)
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The Ups and Downs at the End of Each Day (S01E13)
Plots(1)
One day, an otaku high school student Tomoya Aki has a fateful encounter with a girl amidst the beautiful cherry blossom trees. This meeting inspires Tomoya to design his very own "gal-game" (dating-simulation video game) featuring a heroine modelled after the girl he saw. In order to make his desire a reality, Tomoya must persuade a few eccentric "creators" such as the ace member of the art club, Eriri Spencer Sawamura and the school's top student, Utaha Kasumigaoka to join his development team. Meanwhile, Tomoya is shocked to learn that the girl he idolised as his muse for this whole project was none other than his boring classmate, Megumi Kato! But, this doesn't dissuade Tomoya. He is determined to give Megumi a total make-over within his game and raise her to be the absolute girlfriend that every man desires...! (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Reviews (1)
Silly old me, I thought that otaku people were usually on the fringes of society. Yet, in this show, I was presented with a male protagonist who considers himself an outsider and only interested in his otaku world. However, he is supposedly a celebrity in his school. He is lusted after by the prettiest girls in the whole school too. Though one can understand that since both girls are somewhat close to being otaku too, they know the protagonist well. It is all the more interesting to watch Tomoya Aki’s interactions with Megumi, who again is far from being an otaku, plus she is extremely dispassionate. She can be described as boring to a certain extent. It gave me a pretty interesting insight into otaku culture and brought out some rather charming characters. In my view, this is not a bad show, and it got better as it went on (and I was about to drop it after episode 0, which could be compared to a not-so-good and rather cliched OVA). However, it did not grab me enough to award more than a better three stars.
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