If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is available on streaming right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Arisa Date's performance alone is worth the time investment. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is worth clearing space for. Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. When Narumi, an office lady who hides the fact that she is a yaoi fangirl, changes jobs, she is reunited with Hirotaka, her childhood friend who is attractive and skilled but is a hardcore gaming otaku. They decide to start dating for now, but being otaku, both of them are awkward so a serious romantic relationship is rather difficult for them... Arisa Date and Kent Ito lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It was aired in 2018. The timing in Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is a strong candidate. The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses is the obvious comparison, but Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku earns its own place alongside it. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Arisa Date anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku wrapped up in 2018 — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.