# My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023)

> A recently dumped college student finds an unexpected connection with a low-key gamer legend she meets in the same online RPG.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/130126

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, romance
- Network: Gunma TV, TOKYO MX, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Cast: Inori Minase, Koki Uchiyama, Natsuki Hanae, Saori Onishi, Nobuo Tobita, Rio Tsuchiya, Ai Kakuma, Aya Yamane
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22297712/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, sweet, playful, gentle, comforting, wistful

## What critics say

Viewers rate it positively as a light, charming romance-comedy anime about a dumped gamer falling for an unusually skilled player.

## Synopsis

My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023) is a Japanese animated romantic comedy series produced by Madhouse and aired on Japanese regional and satellite television, including TOKYO MX and BS11. Based on a manga, its thirteen episodes follow Akane Kinoshita (voiced by Inori Minase), a college student who has just been dumped by her long-time gamer boyfriend, and Akito Yamada (voiced by Koki Uchiyama), a soft-spoken, low-key guy she meets inside the online role-playing game she was about to quit. Yamada turns out to be a legend among players, but his attention is fixed almost entirely on the game rather than on Akane. The engine of each episode is the gap between her growing feelings and his obliviousness, played out through guild quests, real-world errands, and awkward everyday encounters with friends like Momoko Maeda (voiced by Saori Onishi). The series moves at a breezy, gentle pace in a slice of life register, with warm comedy and a sweet, hopeful romantic undercurrent. Its tone and setting sit comfortably with fans of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, and viewers who enjoy gamer romance and playful modern Japanese love stories will find it an easy and charming watch.

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