My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

Dumped by a boyfriend who left her for a girl he met in an online game, college student Akane Kinoshita is ready to quit that game for good. Before she logs off, she meets Yamada, a famously skilled player who turns out to be just the same in real life: handsome, aloof and interested in nothing but gaming. As the two keep running into each other, online and off, Akane finds herself drawn to someone whose attention seems permanently fixed on the screen. Yamada's guild friends, offline meet-ups and awkward misunderstandings fill their days, and Akane slowly realises that Yamada's bluntness hides more care than he lets on. Mashiro's romantic comedy is a warm story about moving on after heartbreak, friendships made through games, and the slow, awkward work of letting someone in. Its sharp humour and gamer details won a large following, and it was adapted into a popular anime.