The Otaku Love Connection
Japanese manga series
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The Otaku Love Connection (オタクも恋も連鎖する, Otaku mo Koi mo Rensa Suru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chiyu Amairo. It initially began publication as a webcomic on the author's Twitter account in June 2022. It was later acquired by Square Enix who began serializing it on the Pixiv Comic website under their Gangan Pixiv brand in April 2023.
| The Otaku Love Connection | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| オタクも恋も連鎖する (Otaku mo Koi mo Rensa Suru) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chiyu Amairo |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Imprint | Gangan Comics Pixiv |
| Magazine | Gangan Pixiv |
| Original run | April 8, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Plot
Wataru Otonari is a high school student who ships two students in his classroom, Yuzuru Kakoi and Chihiro Kawai, because of their beauty. Wataru later encounters people who share the same ship as him, albeit from different points of view.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Chiyu Amairo, The Otaku Love Connection began publication as a webcomic on the author's Twitter account on June 18, 2022.[2] It was later acquired by Square Enix who began serializing it on the Pixiv Comic website under their Gangan Pixiv brand on April 8, 2023.[3] Its chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of July 2026.[4]
The series is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global app and website.[5] During their panel at Anime Expo 2024, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in February 2025.[6]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | April 21, 2023[7] | 978-4-7575-8481-5 | February 11, 2025[8] | 978-1-64609-369-4 | ||
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| 2 | November 21, 2023[9] | 978-4-7575-8909-4 | June 10, 2025[10] | 978-1-64609-370-0 | ||
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| 3 | July 22, 2024[11] | 978-4-7575-9277-3 | October 21, 2025[12] | 978-1-64609-391-5 | ||
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| 4 | June 20, 2025[13] | 978-4-7575-9910-9 | May 19, 2026[14] | 978-1-64609-492-9 | ||
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| 5 | July 22, 2026[4] | 978-4-3010-0648-0 | — | — | ||
Reception
The English release translation of the series by minami won the Japan Society and Anime NYC's second American Manga Award for Best Translation in 2025.[15][16]