WataMote

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No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!
(Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!)
GenreBlack comedy, cringe comedy,[1] slice of life[2]
Manga
Written byNico Tanigawa
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineGanGan Comics Online
Original runAugust 4, 2011 – present
Volumes24
Manga
Watashi no Tomodachi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui.
Written byNico Tanigawa
Published bySquare Enix
DemographicShōnen
MagazineGangan Joker
Original runJanuary 22, 2013July 22, 2015
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byShin Ōnuma
Written byTakao Yoshioka
Music bySadesper Record
StudioSilver Link
Licensed by
Hanabee
Original networkTV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, AT-X
Original run July 8, 2013 September 23, 2013
Episodes12 + OVA[3] (List of episodes)

No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular! (私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!, Watashi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!) commonly called WataMote (ワタモテ), is a manga series written by Nico Tanigawa. It was made into an anime series which is directed by Shin Ōnuma.

Plot[change | change source]

The series follows fifteen-year-old Tomoko Kuroki during her time in high school as she tries to change from an unsociable loner into a popular teenager.

Anime[change | change source]

The anime started broadcasting in Japan on July 8, 2013 and ended on September 23, 2013.[4] The anime was directed by Shin Ōnuma and is written by Takao Yoshioka.[5] An original video animation episode was released with the seventh manga volume on October 22, 2014.[6]

References[change | change source]

  1. Benoit, Benjamin (Feb 12, 2016). "Huit mangas alternatifs pour l'après-Saint-Valentin". Le Monde.
  2. "Yen Press Adds Inu × Boku SS, WataMote, Wolf Children, Kingdom Hearts Manga". Anime News Network. March 30, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. Luster, Joseph (July 7, 2013). "Sentai Filmworks Adds "Watamote" and "Sunday Without God" Anime". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. "WataMote Anime's 1st Promo With Izumi Kitta's Song Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  5. "Yūichi Nakamura, Kana Hanazawa Join WataMote Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  6. "WataMote: No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! Manga Listed with Anime DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

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