Synopsis

In 2008, the Japanese government began hunting people who identify as otaku in an effort to protect the country's culture. In just one week, the enforcement agency known as the SSC captured almost every otaku by force and confiscated their memorabilia. One passionate man calling himself Otaku Hero refuses to allow this agency to do as they please: he raises a resistance army made up of other displaced geeks who band together to help defend their culture. Three years later, the fires of rebellion wane as all hope seems lost for otakus. Spurred on by his ally—the magical girl Anarchy—Otaku Hero commands the resistance in an effort to reunite Anarchy with the other two other magical girls: Blue and Pink. By combining the power of this trio, the resistance may be able to defeat the SSC and save otaku culture for everyone. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Characters

Anarchy

A tsundere magical girl, stubborn but pure-hearted, who fights alongside Otaku Hero.

Fairouz Ai

Otaku Hero

Charismatic leader fighting to restore Otaku culture, leading magical girls and otakus alike.

Furukawa Makoto

Pink

Masked idol Magical Girl Pink, despite 'gobo-gobo' speech, is a level-headed long-range syringe attacker.

Kurosawa Tomoyo

Blue

Cool and collected Kansai-dialect magical girl, secretly a sex-obsessed dating app user, and Pink's translator.

Aimi

Community Feed

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occhi★★★☆☆Anime15h

edushi★★★☆☆Anime1d

stevenodhiambo442★★★★☆VerifiedEP 121 mo

This finale is frustrating. Otaku Hero's sacrifice is genuinely moving, but the episode doesn't give you time to process it. The world being a simulation still feels like a cop-out. The new Otaku Hero ending is clearly sequel bait, and I'm not sure if we're ever getting that second season.But. I also kind of respect what the show was trying to do. It's a mess, but it's an ambigious mess.

stevenodhiambo442★★★☆☆VerifiedEP 111 mo

This is the episode that either makes or breaks the show. The reveal is ambitious and weird, but I'm not sure it works. The show is asking us to care about characters who might just be NPCs in a video game. That's a hard sell.But the surreal imagery is back, and the action is solid.

stevenodhiambo442★★★☆☆VerifiedEP 101 mo

This episode is... fine. It's not great, but it's also not the disaster that some of the earlier episodes were. The meta twist with Shobon's notebook is genuinely clever. The Train Otaku gag is funny. But the animation is still rough, and the plot is still boring.