Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

2020

1h 54m

6.6(57 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

An effervescent musical about one of the most unlikely couples seen on screen: two Otaku intent on hiding their nerdiness from their colleagues!

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

高畑充希

Narumi Momose

Acting

山﨑賢人

Hirotaka Nifuji

Acting

斎藤工

Tarou Kabakura

Acting

菜々緒

Hanako Nonayagi

Acting

佐藤二朗

The boss

Acting

今田美桜

Yuki Morita

Acting

賀来賢人

Sakamoto Shinji

Acting

ムロツヨシ

Bartender

Acting

若月佑美

Miku

Acting

内田真礼

Maaya Uchida

Acting

Hikari Kuroki

Narumi's Colleague

Acting

生越千晴

Unknown Role

Acting

Miyu Ohsaka

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

鈴木咲

Unknown Role

Acting

大水洋介

Hardcore Otaku

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三宅晴佳

Competing Idol

Acting

飛永翼

Hardcore Otaku

Acting

真凛

Unknown Role

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