(Contains minor spoilers towards later WataMote Chapters)
The prequal to watamote claims to be from the perspective of Tomoko's best friend Yuu-chan, however the familiar lead quickly takes over. Despite its misleading premise, WataTomo is a rather pleasant look at the often brought up middle school days of our unpopular high school girl.
While the cringe humor and otaku references are still very prevalent in the series, there is one notable difference; the portrayal of Tomoko herself. In the main series shes presented as an inversion to the typical shy character trope in that shes extremely unlikable in her thoughts and to many people (most notably
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: It's Not My Fault That My Friend Is Unpopular!, WataTomo, Watashi no Tomodachi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui., Tomomote Japanese: 私の友達がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い。 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 28
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 22, 2013 to Jul 22, 2015
Genre:
Comedy
Theme:
School
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Gangan Joker Authors:
Tanigawa, Nico (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #49582 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3768
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Feb 18, 2022
If you're like me and are a big fan of Watamote, this will help satiate your thirst for more content. It involves quick little stories about the old middle school trio - Tomoko, Naruse, and Kotomi get up to their antics. It's funny how much Tomoko and Kotomi have beef, I prefer the more frenemy context in later chapters of the main manga.
Tomoko seems like a bit of an asshole here and it makes it hard to sympathise with her, but that's the point. It's important to understand where Tomoko was originally coming from before the original manga started, and these cheeky stories help illustrate ... |
