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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku English Release Dates: All 6 Volumes
All volumes of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku are out in English.
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Toward the end, English volumes came out about every 12 months. The last English volumes came out about 7 months after Japan's. How we predict
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku in English so far
The English edition started with Vol. 1 on Apr 17, 2018 from Kodansha USA. In the 4.1 years since, 6 volumes have come out — one about every 10 months on average. Recent volumes have kept close to that pace (about every 12 months). The longest wait was 1.9 years, between Vol. 3 and Vol. 4.
The series is complete in Japan at 11 volumes (its run ended in July 2021), and the English edition has reached the final volume.
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All volumes
The English edition from Kodansha USA is a 2-in-1 omnibus: each English volume collects 2 Japanese volumes, so the volume numbers on this page follow the English omnibus. The Japan column shows when the last of those Japanese volumes came out.
| Vol. | English | Japan | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | May 24, 2022 | Oct 14, 2021 (vols. 11–12) | Out |
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5 | Oct 5, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 (vols. 9–10) | Out |
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4 | Oct 20, 2020 | Dec 13, 2019 (vols. 7–8) | Out |
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3 | Nov 27, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 (vols. 5–6) | Out |
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2 | Jun 12, 2018 | Jul 26, 2017 (vols. 3–4) | Out |
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1 | Apr 17, 2018 | Mar 31, 2016 (vols. 1–2) | Out |
Japanese dates are for the first Japanese edition (print or digital, whichever came first).
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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku English release FAQ
Is Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku finished in English?
Yes. The series ended in Japan in July 2021 at 11 volumes, and the final English volume, Vol. 6, came out May 24, 2022.
How many volumes of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku are there?
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is complete at 11 volumes in Japan (the series ended in July 2021). 6 volumes are out in English as of November 2026 (the latest is Vol. 6, released May 24, 2022).
How far behind Japan is the English edition of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku?
It isn't behind anymore: the series is complete in Japan at 11 volumes, and all of them are out in English.
How often do new Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku volumes come out in English?
Recently, about every 12 months. Since Vol. 1 came out in April 2018, the average gap has been 10 months.
Who publishes Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku in English?
Kodansha USA publishes the English edition of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku by Fujita.