Koichi YamaderaDirector-kun (voice)
Megumi HayashibaraRompers (voice)Why it may be worth watching
- Insufficient Direction combines Animation and Comedy storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara.
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Insufficient Direction
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."
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Best suited to viewers looking for Animation, Comedy. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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married coupleautobiographybased on mangaanimeotaku
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