# WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys Fault I'm Not Popular!~ (2013)

> A fifteen year old who fancies herself a dating game expert tries and fails to become popular in high school, blaming everyone but herself.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55010

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy
- Network: TV Tokyo
- Cast: Izumi Kitta, Yuichi Nakamura, Kana Hanazawa, Rie Kugimiya, Risa Hayamizu, Ryo Iwasaki, Yuuko Kurose, Sanae Nakata
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2963556/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cringe-inducing, self-deprecating, wistful, sardonic, breezy

## What critics say

Audiences broadly find the show's cringe-inducing comedy of a self-deluded teenager funny and relatable, with a mixed overall reception.

## Synopsis

WATAMOTE (2013) is a Japanese animated slice of life comedy series created for TV Tokyo, adapted from a manga and produced as a twelve episode run of roughly twenty four minute installments. Its protagonist is fifteen year old Kuroki Tomoko, a self-proclaimed dating game expert who has never had a real romance and who has only one friend from middle school. Her engine is a desperate wish to become popular in high school, which keeps colliding with the fact that real people do not follow the rules of her games. Each episode is built from small humiliations: a botched attempt to start a conversation, a plan to attract a classmate that backfires, an awkward encounter that she spins into imagined triumph before reality bursts it. The series never leaves its single school and home settings for an epic scale, and its comedy comes from the gap between Tomoko's inner narration and what happens to her. The tone is cringe comedy with a wistful undertone, sharp and self-mocking yet sympathetic toward a lonely kid. Fans of Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu, Nichijou and Recovery of an MMO Junkie will find similar awkward humor and shared social discomfort. The show is light, quick to watch, and rewards viewers who enjoy anime about relatable failure.

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