Recovery of an MMO Junkie
Recovery of an MMO Junkie is a Japanese manga series by Rin Kokuyō released as a webtoon on the Comico app. An anime television series adaptation directed by Kazuyoshi Yaginuma and animated by Signal.MD aired from October to December 2017.
Plot
Moriko Morioka is a 30-year-old successful career woman who decides to quit her taxing corporate job and become an elite NEET and find a more fulfilling life. She joins Fruits de Mer, an MMORPG, and creates a male character named Hayashi as her avatar. In the game, Hayashi meets another character, Lily, a high-level player who helps him learn the game. Hayashi and Lily become close friends and he joins her guild, @HomeParty. Meanwhile, in the real world, Moriko has a chance encounter with a handsome elite company employee, Yuta Sakurai, who may have ties with her online life.Characters
; Moriko Morioka; Yuta Sakurai
; Lily
; Hayashi
; Homare Koiwai
; Kazuomi Fujimoto
; Kanbe
; Lilac
; Pokotaro
; Himeralda
; Harumi
; Yuki
; Harth
Media
Manga
Recovery of an MMO Junkie is written and illustrated by Rin Kokuyō and was serialized on the Comico app from October 16, 2013, to June 30, 2018. Two volumes were published. The manga went on hiatus in July due to Kokuyō's failing health.Anime
An anime television series adaptation by Signal.MD was announced by Comico. The series began streaming on the Japanese streaming service GyaO on October 6, 2017, and then beginning its TV broadcast October 9, 2017, on Tokyo MX and other stations. The opening theme song is "Saturday Night Question" by Megumi Nakajima, while the ending theme song is "Hikari, Hikari" by Yūka Aisaka. Crunchyroll simulcasted the series, while Funimation began streaming a SimulDub on October 30, 2017. The series ran for 10 episodes with an OVA released alongside the Blu-ray box. Crunchyroll streamed the OVA on December 15, 2017.| No. | Title | Original air date |