An Older Guy's VR First Love

An Older Guy's VR First Love (VRおじさんの初恋, VR Ojisan no Hatsukoi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Violence Tomoko. It was serialized on Ichijinsha's Zero Sum Online website from August 2020 to March 2021, with its chapters compiled into a single volume released in April 2021. A 32-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired from April to May 2024.

An Older Guy's VR First Love
Cover of the volume
VRおじさんの初恋 (VR Ojisan no Hatsukoi)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Violence Tomoko
Published by	Ichijinsha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Zero Sum Comics
Magazine	Zero Sum Online
Original run	August 7, 2020 – March 5, 2021
Volumes	1
Television drama
Directed by	Teruyuki Yoshida Tomohiro Kuwano Shunsuke Nakamura Shinichiro Ishikawa
Written by	Mash Morino
Music by	Takashi Watanabe
Studio	NHK
Original network	NHK General TV
Original run	April 1, 2024 – May 23, 2024
Episodes	32

Characters

Naoki Endō (遠藤直樹, Endō Naoki) / Naoki (ナオキ)

Portrayed by: Tooru Nomaguchi, Anna Kurasawa (Naoki)^[2]

Honami (ホナミ)

Portrayed by: Hiroe Igeta^[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Violence Tomoko, An Older Guy's VR First Love was serialized on Ichijinsha's Zero Sum Online website from August 7, 2020 to March 5, 2021.^[3][4] The series' chapters were compiled into a single wideban volume released on February 25, 2021.^[5][6]

During their panel at Anime NYC 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication would release the volume in November 2022.^[1]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	February 25, 2021[5]	978-4-7580-3592-7	November 15, 2022[7]	978-1-6472-9166-2

Drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on January 10, 2024. The drama aired on NHK General TV from April 1 to May 23, 2024 for 32 15-minute long episodes.^[2][8]

Reception

The series was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Awards in 2021 in the web category.^[9]