An Older Guy's VR First Love
Japanese manga series
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An Older Guy's VR First Love (VRおじさんの初恋, VR Ojisan no Hatsukoi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Violence Tomoko. It was serialized on Ichijinsha's Zero Sum Online website from August 2020 to March 2021, with its chapters compiled into a single volume released in April 2021. A 32-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired from April to May 2024.
| An Older Guy's VR First Love | |
Cover of the volume | |
| VRおじさんの初恋 (VR Ojisan no Hatsukoi) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Violence Tomoko |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Zero Sum Comics |
| Magazine | Zero Sum Online |
| Original run | August 7, 2020 – March 5, 2021 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Mash Morino |
| Music by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Studio | NHK |
| Original network | NHK General TV |
| Original run | April 1, 2024 – May 23, 2024 |
| Episodes | 32 |
Synopsis
Naoki Endō is a temp worker in his forties who plays a little girl character named Naoki in a virtual reality MMO game. When Naoki is told that the game's servers would be shutting down soon, he sees a mysterious, attractive woman named Honami and falls in love with her.
Characters
- Naoki Endō (遠藤直樹, Endō Naoki) / Naoki (ナオキ)
- Portrayed by: Tooru Nomaguchi, Anna Kurasawa (Naoki)[2]
- Honami (ホナミ)
- Portrayed by: Hiroe Igeta[2]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Violence Tomoko, An Older Guy's VR First Love was serialized on Ichijinsha's Zero Sum Online website from August 7, 2020, to March 5, 2021.[3][4] The series' chapters were compiled into a single wideban volume released on February 25, 2021.[5][6]
During their panel at Anime NYC 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication would release the volume in November 2022.[1]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | February 25, 2021[5] | 978-4-7580-3592-7 | November 15, 2022[7] | 978-1-6472-9166-2 | ||
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Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on January 10, 2024. The drama aired on NHK General TV from April 1 to May 23, 2024, for 32 15-minute long episodes.[2][8]
Reception
The series was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Awards in 2021 in the web category.[9]