Anime · Tokyo MX
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mamiko Noto
Moriko Morioka (voice)
10 eps
Takahiro Sakurai
Yuuta Sakurai (voice)
10 eps
Ryota Suzuki
Hayashi (voice)
10 eps
Reina Ueda
Lily (voice)
10 eps
Tomoaki Maeno
Homare Koiwai (voice)
10 eps
Takuma Terashima
Kazuomi Fujimoto (voice)
10 eps
Yuichi Nakamura
Kanbe (voice)
10 eps
Yuuka Aisaka
Lilac (voice)
10 eps
Kazuhiro Sunseki
Pokotarou (voice)
10 eps
Takanori Yagi
Himeralda (voice)
10 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Recovery of an MMO Junkie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Recovery of an MMO Junkie reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Spectacle.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Moriko Morioka is a 30-year-old single NEET woman. After dropping out from reality, she has taken off in search for a fulfilling life and ended up in a net game or "netoge." In the netoge world, she began her new life as a refreshing and handsome character named Hayashi. While starting out as a beginner, a pretty character named Lily reached out to help her. Meanwhile, in the real world, awaits a shocking encounter with a good-looking elite company employee, a mysterious blue-eyed blonde.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S00E01
Recovery of an MMO Junkie / Moriko Logs In to Fruits de Mer
When Moriko's computer breaks down, she asks for help from a certain someone to buy a new one. Before even realizing it, she's agreed to have that person over to her place to build the PC itself! Who's coming over?! Will Moriko successfully clear the "Invite a Guest Over" quest?!
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Recovery of an MMO Junkie / Moriko Logs In to Fruits de Mer
S01E10
On a Moonlit Evening
- Directed by Naiba Ichi
- Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S01E09
I Call That Feeling Marble
S01E08
One Step Forward
S01E06
I'm So Embarrassed I Could Die!
- Directed by Kei Suezawa
- Written by Mio Inoue
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Shigeaki KomatsuProducer
- Hiroo SaitoProducer
- Takuma SugiProducer
- Hiroyuki BirukawaProducer
- Takuya OgawaProducer
- Taiki SakuraiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Mio InoueWriter
- Kazuyuki FudeyasuWriter
Direction
- Yoshiki KawasakiDirector
- Yui UmemotoDirector
- Naiba IchiDirector
- Kei SuezawaDirector
- Tomoe MakinoDirector
Cinematography
- Yoshiyuki AnzaiDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- CrunchyrollStreaming
- Crunchyroll Amazon ChannelStreaming
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