Wotakoi Watch Order: The TV Series, Then the Three OADs
The 11-episode TV series, then three original anime discs bundled with Japanese manga volumes in 2019 and 2021.
Watch the 11-episode TV series, then the three original anime discs (OADs) in release order. The OADs shipped with Japanese manga volumes after the TV series had finished, rather than airing on television, so none of them has to be squeezed between TV episodes.
Everything, in order
| Order | Entry | Released in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TV series, 11 episodes | April 13 to June 22, 2018 (after midnight; scheduled as April 12 at 25:55) |
| 2 | OAD 1, “It Appeared Suddenly=Love” | March 29, 2019, with volume 7 |
| 3 | OAD 2, “Friend's Distance” | February 26, 2021, with volume 10 |
| 4 | OAD 3, “Company Outing” | October 14, 2021, with volume 11 |
The TV series
A-1 Pictures made the series, directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike. ANN's March 2018 report says it premiered on "Thursday, April 12 at 25:55 (effectively Friday, April 13 at 1:55 a.m.) in the Noitamina timeslot on Fuji TV," and streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in and outside Japan. ANN's episode list ends with episode 11, "Love Is Hard for Otaku," on June 22, 2018.
The three OADs
ANN's OAD episode list gives three titles and dates. The first was announced in September 2018 as a roughly 20-minute anime that "will center on Kabakura and Hanako's high school days," bundled with a special edition of the seventh Japanese volume. ANN's June 2021 report covers the rest: the second disc "shipped with the 10th volume" on February 26, 2021, and the third, bundled with the 11th and final volume on October 14, 2021, has "an episode based on the 'Company Outing' story from the manga's sixth volume."
Those volume numbers are Japanese. Kodansha's first five English books each collect two Japanese volumes and the sixth finishes the story, so the numbers on your shelf will not match. We have not found an English release of the OADs reported by ANN or a licensor, so this guide does not say where to watch them.
Not part of the anime
A live-action film of the manga opened in Japan in February 2020, ANN reports. It is a separate adaptation.
Reading on
The Wotakoi catalog lists Kodansha's six English books and the box set. For the central couple, see our piece on Narumi and Hirotaka.