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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Character Depth.
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How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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The story
What it's about
Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E08
If That Happened, That Would Be...
Akane visits Yamada’s high school’s school festival, the “Higashinari Festival,” along with the other guild members. Eita and Mr. Kamota stop by to enjoy one of the student-run maid cafés, but Runa on the other hand begins to experience intense stomach pains from the pressure she was feeling around taking the entrance exams for this high school the following year. She makes a dash for the restroom, and Akane feeling concerned for her, stands in front of the restroom to wait for her. Yamada appears before her, and the two end up walking around the school doing some shopping later on. Upon seeing Yamada walking alongside a woman, the surrounding students begin causing a ruckus...
- Directed by Chihiro Kumano
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E12
I Like You
Akane, who was now determined to confess her feelings to Yamada, reaches out to ask for advice from Momoko, the friend who consoled her after her most recent break up, and Rurihime, or rather Eita. As to not lose the momentum she got from that, Akane heads to Yamada’s apartment without any forewarning, but she had arrived just when he is rushing out of his home to get to cram school and can’t get herself to tell him how she feels. They decide to meet again after he finishes his lessons but are then met with a sudden rainstorm. Along with the rainstorm, Tsubaki also makes a sudden and impulsive action, which ended up leading to Akane and Yamada’s plans to meet up being cancelled…
- Directed by Kazumasa Isokawa, Kotono Watanabe
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E02
It's Almost Time for the Boss to Spawn So...
Akane, who attended the FOS offline event coincidentally finds YAMADA there. At the same time however, she runs into her ex-boyfriend (along with his now-girlfriend) and impulsively blurts out that Yamada is her new boyfriend. To amend the trouble she put Yamada though, she takes him to an izakaya where she then ends up becoming completely wasted. Yamada is left with no choice but to care for her at his home where he relieves her, but she also loses her treasured necklace there… In search of her lost accessory, Akane enters the guild hall and happens to see Yamada. However, not only is she treated coldly by him, but he also harshly reprimands the way she is using the guild storage space.
- Directed by Hideki Tonokatsu
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E07
You Want to Feel at Ease?
Yamada visits Akane’s apartment to help repair her laptop. After a certain experience he had, Yamada had been trying to get too close to women. However, for some reason, he just wasn’t able to take his eyes off of Akane taking an afternoon nap. He unthinkingly reaches out to touch her hair, but then he stops when he hears the doorbell ring. When Yamada goes to check the front door, he finds Akane’s ex-boyfriend, Takuma, standing there. Shocked to see Yamada coming out of Akane’s room, Takuma explains his reason for his visit…
- Directed by Hideki Tonokatsu, Kazumasa Isokawa
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E03
I Wanna Have an Offline Meeting ♡
Unable to get over her break up, Akane is having trouble focusing on the match making date she was attending. She logs into FOS, where she happens to find the guild master, Rurihime, and Yamada. Although Yamada is usually completely inexpressive like a “Noh mask,” Akane realizes that he’s always been very close with Rurihime in their interactions. She begins to wonder if they’re actually in a romantic relationship, and this makes her start to realize her inner feelings. Akane then receives an invitation from Rurihime for an offline meetup, and they make plans to meet but…
- Directed by Chihiro Kumano
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E01
This Is Why I Can't Stand Gamer Guys!
Akane Kinoshita, a University student, was struck with tragedy when her boyfriend Takuma ended their relationship with the words, “I’ve fallen for someone else.” To make things even worse, it seems the other girl he fell for is someone he met through the online game “Forest of Savior (FOS),” which was a game that Akane also started playing in order to spend more time with Takuma. Unable to hold in her stress, she goes on to relieve her distress onto weak mobs in FOS. Then, YAMADA from the same guild happens to find her. She spills what she had just gone through with her now broken up boyfriend but has no idea that this is going to change her life drastically.
- Directed by Aya Kobayashi
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E13
In the Morning When I Wake Up
- Directed by Asami Kawano
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E12
I Like You
- Directed by Kazumasa Isokawa, Kotono Watanabe
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E11
There's Something I Want to Talk to You About
- Directed by Aya Kobayashi
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E10
I'll Definitely Be Hurt Someday
- Directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani, Sota Shiro
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E09
The Guild Is Facing a Crisis!!
- Directed by Asami Kawano
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi

S01E08
If That Happened, That Would Be...
- Directed by Chihiro Kumano
- Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Behind the series
Created by
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The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masami NiwaExecutive Producer
- Masayoshi TomiyaExecutive Producer
- Nobuhiro OsawaExecutive Producer
- Kazuki UeshimaProducer
- Hitomi KuroiProducer
- Yuki YoshidaProducer
Writing
- Yasuhiro NakanishiWriter
Direction
- Mitsutaka NoshitaniDirector
- Hideki TonokatsuDirector
- Chihiro KumanoDirector
- Aya KobayashiDirector
- Sota ShiroDirector
- Asami KawanoDirector
Cinematography
- Junko SakaiDirector of Photography
Music
- mitoOriginal Music Composer
- DÉ DÉ MOUSEOriginal Music Composer
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