Name: Insufficient Direction
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 2014-04-04
Rating: 5
Cast: Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara

The Eva guy married a manga queen and this is their chaotic love letter to obsession.

Mini Series

Married otaku chaosMicro-dose comedyIndustry royalty gossip

Latest Episode

3 min

Season 1 • Episode 13

Latest

On the other side of the Journey of Love & Otaku

Jun 27, 2014

Overview

Animation Comedy

This is the anime adaptation of Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki (Insufficient Direction), the first essay manga by the "queen of the manga world," Moyoco Anno. The comedic and heartwarming autobiographical story follows her everyday married "otaku lifestyle" with Hideaki Anno, "the founder of the otaku cult."

JP Japanese

Content warning

anime based on manga otaku autobiography married couple

Creative partnershipFandom as identityDomestic intimacyArtistic legacy

Standout Aspects

Writing

Anno roasting himself through his wife's eyes is peak comedy.

Acting

Hayashibara and Yamadera are legends having too much fun.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

First AiredApr 4, 2014

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons1·Episodes13

Top Cast

Koichi Yamadera

Director-kun (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Rompers (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Moyoco Anno literally coined 'otaku' as we know it in manga criticism, and here she married the guy who defined it in anime. This is like if the person who invented 'stan' married Beyoncé's director.

Trivia

The voice cast are Evangelion alumni—Megumi Hayashibara was Rei and Misato, Koichi Yamadera was Kaji. They're literally voicing their director's marriage. Meta doesn't cover it.

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