And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? Season 1

Synopsis

Hideki Nishimura confessed to a person he thought was a girl online, only for that person to turn out to be a boy. He keep this "black history" secret and swears to never to trust a "girl" online again. However, one day a girl online confesses to him, and it turns out she's acturally a beautiful girl name Ako Tamaki. Ako cannot tell the difference between the online world and reality, and she is a loner who has trouble communicating. Hideki and her friends from his guild decide to worlk together to "correct" her.

Main Cast

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Hideki Nishimura (Rusian [Game Name]) (Main Character)

Age : 40 | Popularity : 6%

Rina Hidaka

Ako Tamaki (Ako [Game Name]) (Main Character)

Age : 29 | Popularity : 26%

Inori Minase

Akane Segawa (Schwein [Game Name]) (Main Character)

Age : 28 | Popularity : 68%

Mao Ichimichi

Kyou Goshouin (Apricot [Game Name]) (Main Character)

Age : 32 | Popularity : 24%

Hitomi Ohwada

Nanako Akiyama (Sette [Game Name])

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yoshino Nanjo

Yui Saitou (Nekohime [Game Name])

Age : 39 | Popularity : 3%

Seiichiro Yamashita

Cloud

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Koji Yusa

Black Magician

Age : 55 | Popularity : 13%

Episodes

Episode 1

07 April 2016 - And you thought there is never a girl online?

Hardcore otaku Hideki Nishimura enjoys playing a net game with other members of his online guild, and finally agrees to marry one within the game. However, when he finally meets his "wife" in real life, she is not exactly what he expects.

Episode 2

14 April 2016 - I thought we couldn't play net games at school?

Having met his other in-game guild members in real life, Hideki begins to picture them in their characters' places. Ako's behavior at school the next day makes it clear that she has trouble separating the game from reality.

Episode 3

21 April 2016 - I thought net games and reality were different?

During their first club meeting, Akane is delighted by her faster machine, Ako gets a lesson in dressing for the occasion, and Kyoh is prevented from using her premium equipment. However, the line between game and reality becomes more blurred.

Episode 4

28 April 2016 - I thought her secret wasn’t going to get out?

When its members admit that sometimes the line between the game and reality becomes blurred for them, Saito considers the possibility of dissolving the club. The others try to help Ako deal with unwanted attention from her classmates.

Episode 5

05 May 2016 - I thought once you reincarnated, you still get another chance?

Ako asks to play a different game during the club meeting, and Kyoh suggests a first-person shooter. Ako feels threatened when she thinks Nanako is interested in Hideki, and withdraws from both school and her friends.

Episode 6

12 May 2016 - I thought if I declared my love, I was sure to succeed

Hideki is nervous about revealing his true feelings for Ako before summer vacation. When the first term's final exams draw near, everyone rallies behind Ako, who is in danger of flunking the term, in order to make sure that she passes.

Episode 7

19 May 2016 - I thought if I went to the beach, I would become a normie?

The club members hold their summer club camp at a cottage by the sea, with the provision that for 24 hours, none of them are allowed to connect to the net. The others try to make the camp a memorable experience for Ako.

Episode 8

26 May 2016 - I thought I was giving up being a net game husband?

When Hideki is dumped out of his game of Legendary Age and cannot get back in, he soon realizes that his account has been hijacked by someone else. However, before he can do anything to stop them, the damage is already done.

Episode 9

02 June 2016 - I thought if we stayed over, we would get along better?

To persuade Ako to get cracking on her summer vacation homework, the girls have a study session sleepover at Kyoh's gigantic house. However, without Hideki around to keep Ako under control, things soon get out of hand.

Episode 10

09 June 2016 - I thought we would do our best at the culture festival?

The Net Game Club members find that they are obliged to take part in the upcoming school culture festival. However, they are at a loss as to what presentation to make, until Kyoh has an idea that coincides with Legendary Age's fall update.

Episode 11

16 June 2016 - I thought we could win by delegating to others?

Rusian and the others include Nekohime and Sette, and recruit the top-ranked PvP guild "Wallenstein" to bolster their ranks. With the additional help, Guild Alley Cats charges in to take over Fort Cantor, but not everything goes according to plan.

Episode 12

23 June 2016 - My net game wife is a girl online!

With only one chance to take back Fort Cantor from Wallenstein, Kyo explains her plan to the others of taking and defending the castle until time runs out.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Visual Effects	Character Designer	Akane Yano
	Creature Design	Miyako Kamiya
	CGI Director	Takeshi Saitou
Camera	Director of Photography	Takeshi Hirooka
Production	Producer	Takao Kiyose Kei Fukura
	Associate Producer	Toshiyasu Hayashi Takema Okamura Asuka Yamazaki Kazuhiro Kanemitsu Kohei Tsuchida
	Executive Producer	Mitsutoshi Ogura Atsushi Wada
Art	Art Designer	Yuri Sanami
	Original Series Design	Hisasi
	Art Direction	Masakazu Miyake
	Prop Designer	Keiko Kitayama
Writing	Original Series Creator	Shibai Kineko
	Series Composition	Tatsuya Takahashi
Sound	Theme Song Performance	Yukino Usami Saori Itayama Kaho Higaki Mio Sakimoto Momoka Shirosaki
	Sound Effects	Masami Kitakata
	Sound Director	Satoki Iida
	Original Music Composer	Maiko Iuchi
Editing	Editor	Akari Saitoh
Directing	Series Director	Shinsuke Yanagi
Crew	Special Effects	Tomomi Ishihara
Department	Role	Name

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