Otaku ni Koi wa Difficult episodes 3 & 4: "Hey bro...how do you feel now?" I've never had so much fun playing a game.

Narumi is an office worker who is secretly a rotten girl, and Hirotaka is a serious video game otaku. The romance between the two is a new type of romantic comedy that portrays otaku romance in a positive light. This is a new type of romantic comedy that portrays otaku love in a positive light. This is "Otaku ni koi wa dakunai" ("It's hard to fall in love with an otaku"). In this issue, we will bring you a summary of our impressions of episodes 3 and 4.

At the end of the first episode, Hirotake's suggestion that "I'll be fine," was met with a resounding "Yes! The heroine, Narumi, immediately decides to go out with Hirotake in the second episode.
In the second episode, Narumi has agreed to go out with Hirotake, but she can't bear the awkwardness of avoiding him and finds out that Kabakura and Hana-chan (who have become good friends and call each other "Hana-chan" and "Naru") are dating.

In the second episode of the series, there were already two couples, and three out of the four members turned out to be otaku in a rather terminal stage, as enjoying the spoils of war was more important to them than dining with fellow otaku.
As I was waiting with excitement to see what level the third episode would be, I thought it would be a normal opening episode as it started at a family restaurant, but what followed was a scene in which the author was having his boyfriend apply tones to a BL manuscript (is it called "applying tones" in digital manuscripts?) while Skyping with him. The opening was a rather deep scene, with the author and his spadery assistant, Hirotaka, both of whom are very good at their jobs.

Then, after the opening, Narumi (surprisingly, wearing a Lolita outfit) embarks on a coterie magazine sale.
Narumi, who seems to have managed to get her new book out in time thanks to her super talented assistant Hirotake, says, "Shall we go to the venue (written "iku-saba")?

Narumi is smiling and conversing with buyers, greeting fellow authors, and even shouting at a very handsome costumed Koyanagi-senpai who stopped by the space, causing Narumi's usual smile to stick out. Takaku-kun.

Narumi realizes that he has missed buying a new book from his favorite major publisher, so he leaves Hirotake to look after Narumi and runs through the venue to buy the new book (dashing is not allowed in the venue). While I was away from home, I was asked "Hey, how do you feel now?" by the mob uncle while holding my hand. In part A, Hirotake's spadery personality was on display once again, as he showed off his excellent seller's skills and took care of the housekeeping duties.

Until the very end.
After this, we went to a family restaurant and cut off a lot of names," he said, preparing for the next event.
He was not forgetting to prepare for the next event, and the first half was over.

The second half of the session, after the commercial break, was the first sleepover at !!!!!!!!!!.

Narumi is also very cute and concerned about his underwear! What kind of development is going to happen?
What's going to happen? The viewers were tongue-tied when Hirotake shrugged off the thrill of being kissed while working on his marie cart, when, oh my God, Kabakura and Koyanagi appeared!
The four of them enjoyed playing a game together.

The viewers (and Narumi) were almost angry because they were so disappointed...
Hirotake's comment
But Hirotaka's comment, "I've never had so much fun playing a game in my life.
But they were able to forgive him for his comment, "I've never had so much fun playing a game before.

I've never been to a friend's house because I didn't have any friends in the first place."
That one comment really stuck with me!

As a result, Narumi and Koyanagi Senpai enjoyed a fun game of treasure hunt.
Treasure hunting, in other words, means searching the house for boys' treasures (to put it bluntly, sex books).
I really, really wish this would stop! But Hirotaka, who says he has nothing to be ashamed of, leaves the two girls to their own devices and heads for the bath!
No way!
Is it really true that he has nothing to be ashamed of?

Unlike Hirotake-kun, who seems to have nothing to hide, Kabakura-senpai, who seems to have nothing to hide, is in a hurry to follow Hirotake-kun around. Koyanagi, who keeps coming up with candidate places to hide the book, even scares me. ......
And I feel sorry for Kabakura-senpai who is actually searching for treasures at that level. I really feel sorry for him.

Although he did not find any treasures in the end, Narumi's little jealousy was cute as she casually turned her back on the figure of a boinky girl character sitting on the bookshelf.

Just when I thought the story was going to end without any further developments, it did.

Hirotake talks about his childhood memories, and Narumi forgets all about them.
Narumi closes her eyes and says she can hit him as an apology, but then Hirotake almost kisses her.
Hirotake is a bit manly after all.
But Narumi was so surprised that he head-butted Hirotake, which was not a very sexy scene.

The title of the third episode was "Sokutsukai to Gakkai" ("Sokutsukai and Gaming Party").
Just as it should be.

Let's continue with episode 4.

Episode 4 started with Narumi crying at the opening of the episode.

Normally, one would assume that Hirotake made her cry, but such common sense does not apply to this work.

The reason for Narumi's tears is the distribution of "Sailor Moon" all at once!

As one would expect from "wotakoi" (wotakui).
But isn't this place in-house? Narumi, you hid the fact that you are an otaku, didn't you ......?　It seems like you have been completely unmasked lately, but is that OK with you, Narumi?
Well, it's just like the skin of an otaku to be peeled off gradually when there are otaku around, even if they are pretending to be one.

The story then moves on to a shot of Narumi with a slightly cooler looking girl.
Who is this? The viewer is (probably) in no hurry, and it turns out to be Hirotake's cross-dressing cosplay.
Then, Koyanagi made a forceful comment, "You want me to cosplay as this guy? Koyanagi commented with full force, "I want him to cosplay!
This guy is, of course, Kabakura-senpai.

However, Kabakura refused to let him do so, saying, "I'm only interested in watching cosplay.
Hirotaka, who is "not bothered" by being made to dress up as a woman, naturally says, "Just do it." Narumi, who wants to see a BL cosplay between Koyanagi and Kabakura in men's clothing, joins in the three-on-one fight, which has no chance at all of winning. But Kabakura's manliness dares to take on that challenge.......

Can't you guys hear me?

How is the fate of Kabakura-senpai, who was treated in a messy way, being completely ignored in spite of his desperate appeals?

As a result, a new picture of the girl appeared on the screen.

Kabakura-senpai ended up being photographed dressed as a woman in a room that had been turned into a studio with a white background, lighting, and cameras.

What did you get caught in?

I think that Hirotake's question "What did you get caught in?" was the voice of all the viewers.

After the commercial break, the four finally decided to have a drinking party ( see episode 2 for details ), which ended in failure the previous episode, and the focus was on the four in the tavern.

The focus is on the four drinking at a tavern! Koyanagi, who is actually a bit of a worrywart, starts to lecture Kabakura, who is actually a bit of a worrywart, and round two of the "dog-eat-dog" lovers' quarrel begins.

The viewers had no choice but to watch as the two made up.
When they finally made up and came back, Narumi was crying too, and it was immediately revealed that she had been peeping on them.

He was immediately caught peeping on her. I stopped it.
Yes, Hirotake did stop it, didn't he?

And in part C, Narumi is worried that Hirotake-kun is also compromising himself (although he seems to have made some compromises regarding the size of his breasts),

I like Narumi doing what she likes."

(Although he seems to have compromised a bit on his breast size.) "I like Narumi doing what he loves," Hirotake said, the most manly comment of the day. was the end of the fourth episode of the series.

Finally, let's take a look back at this week's episode using the official website's "Great Scene Recap Maker"!

This week we have only scary faces.

Again, I've taken the liberty of creating your own "Great Scenes" using your favorite photos and text!

I want to be told: .......
I want Koyanagi-senpai to smile at me and call me "idiot". ......

This is a "great scene" created using the "great scene look-back maker" and has nothing to do with the main story.

Synopsis.
03 "Sokutsukai and Game Party" (Sokutsukai and Game Party)
After work, Narumi is invited to Hirotaka's house, but he acts suspiciously.
On the way to his house, Narumi talks about his childhood, but says he can't remember how they became friends.
Hearing this, Hirotake seems somewhat lonely and ......?

<Staff> (Japanese only)
Script by Tomoko Shinozuka / Storyboard by Takaomi Kanazaki / Directed by Tsuyoshi Tobita / Chief Animation Directors: Kyohiro Yasuda, Yao Araki

04 "Is Otona no Koi wa Difficult, Too?
One day after work, Hanako and Kabakura get into a fight over a drink.
Hanako is worried that they are dating each other because they are both otaku and comfortable with each other.
Narumi sees this and thinks about them over and over again.

<Staff>.
Script: Seiko Takagi / Storyboard: Tetsuto Saito / Director: Satoshi Saga / Chief Animation Directors: Kyohiro Yasuda, Yao Araki

(Editorial Department, U)