No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! (Japanese: 私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!, Hepburn: Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!), commonly referred to as WataMote (わたモテ), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by two people under the pseudonym Nico Tanigawa. It began serialization on Square Enix‘s Gangan Online service from August 4, 2011 and is published by Yen Press in North America. A 4-panel spin-off manga was serialized in Gangan Joker between January 2013 and July 2015. An anime television adaptation by Silver Link aired in Japan between July and September 2013.

Plot

Fifteen-year-old Tomoko Kuroki believed that she would become popular upon entering high school because she has become well-versed in the world of otome games. In reality, she finds that she has become an unsociable loner, though she still forces herself to try out what she has learned about achieving popularity. As she progresses through high school, Tomoko attempts to improve her social status among her peers.

No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular!
Cover of first volume, featuring Tomoko Kuroki
私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い! (Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!)
Genre	Dark Comedy Cringe comedy Slice of life
Manga
Written by	Nico Tanigawa
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA Yen Press
Magazine	Gangan Online
Original run	August 4, 2011 – present
Volumes	21 (List of volumes)
Manga
Watashi no Tomodachi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui.
Written by	Nico Tanigawa
Published by	Square Enix
Magazine	Gangan Joker
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 22, 2013 – July 22, 2015
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Shin Oonuma
Produced by	Makoto Itō Manami Watanabe Hayato Kaneko Masatoshi Ishizuka Toshiaki Tanaka Atsushi Aitani Nobue Osamu Kaho Yamada
Written by	Takao Yoshioka
Music by	Sadesper Record
Studio	Silver Link
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, AT-X
Original run	July 8, 2013 – September 23, 2013
Episodes	12 + OVA (List of episodes)