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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki

2021–2024 · 2 seasons

A gentle, talky school-life drama that treats social skills like game mechanics, quietly satisfying as it nudges a lonely kid toward connection.

Created by: Yuu Yamaguchi, Akira Kato
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Hisako Kanemoto, Ikumi Hasegawa, Ryoko Maekawa

Overview: Tomozaki is one of the best gamers in Japan, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. No clear-cut rules for success, horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. But then he meets a gamer who’s just as good as him, and she offers to teach him a few exploits…

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Created by: Yuu Yamaguchi, Akira Kato
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Hisako Kanemoto, Ikumi Hasegawa, Ryoko Maekawa

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
love
isolation
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Yuu Yamaguchi, Akira Kato, Haruo Ogawara, Masayuki Matsumoto, Norihiko Nagahama, Yoshihisa Matsumoto
Written by: Yuki Yaku, Yuka Yamada, Shingo Nagai, Fumihiko Shimo
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Music: Hiromi Mizutani
Cinematography: Tetsuya Kawata
Length: 2 seasons, 25 episodes, 24 min each
Network: AT-X
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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