オタクに優しいギャルはいない!?
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?
Meet Takuya Seo, an otaku who sits behind the popular gals in class, Ijichi and Amane. Since they're people from different "castes," you wouldn't expect them to have much in common. But when their worlds collide over a borrowed eraser, Takuya slips up about his favorite anime, and Amane...is rather quick to correct him. She says she's not a fan, but her familiarity with the series suggests otherwise. Could she be...a fellow geek?! (Source: Yen Press)
Names
| Original | オタクに優しいギャルはいない!? (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? |
| English | Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? |
| Chinese | 哪里有温柔对待阿宅的辣妹！？ (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | OtaGal · オタギャル · OtaGyaru |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2026-04-08 → 2026-06-24 (Spring 2026) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ComedyRomance |
| Themes | GyaruOtaku CultureHeterosexualPrimarily Teen CastMale ProtagonistIyashikeiSchoolFemale ProtagonistPrimarily Female Cast |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.71 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.70 / 10 |
| Composite | 59.0 |
| On lists | 67,892 |
| Favourited | 1,668 (2.5%) |
| Completion | 55.2% |
| Drop rate | 3.6% |
| In backlog | 31.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.46 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.48 / 10 |
Score distribution
17724031054174561461,33473,66584,87392,875101,458
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2026 | B | 16 of 70 |
| Year | 2026 | B | 42 of 203 |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment | C | 49 of 190 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | B | 113 of 487 |
| Demographic | Seinen | C | 198 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 305 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Romance | B | 307 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 488 of 3,488 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 511 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | B | 647 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | B | 695 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,113 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Arata Mita, Teruhiko Niita, Yuusuke Noguchi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kazuhiko Inukai |
| Character design | Sakana Uozumi, Lion Matsuda |
| Original creator | Norishiro-chan, Sakana Uozumi |
AniList id 199588 · MAL id 62604 · record updated 2026-08-27