Tomozaki is one of the best gamers in Japan, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. No clear-cut rules for success, horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. But then he meets a gamer who’s just as good as him, and she offers to teach him a few exploits…
The best episode of "Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki" season 1 is "Say what you want; famous games are usually fun", rated 7.4/10 from 99 user votes. It was directed by Haruo Oogawara and written by Fumihiko Shimo. "Say what you want; famous games are usually fun" aired on 1/8/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "It feels awesome to gain a bunch of levels after a battle".
Ace gamer Fumiya Tomozaki has given up on the “garbage game” of life, until a classmate offers to teach him the rules of this ultimate god-tier game.
Director: Haruo Oogawara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
Hinami tasks Tomozaki with starting and joining conversations; after his first few attempts fall flat, he comes away with some astute observations.
Director: Kana Kawana
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
With Hinami’s help, Tomozaki gets a crash course in dressing well and talking to girls, getting unexpectedly close to one classmate in particular.
Director: Masahiro Okamura
Writer: Satoru Sugisawa
Tomozaki begins tutoring Izumi in his favorite game, comes clean to Kikuchi, and gets roped into playing against the vengeful Nakamura after school.
Director: Haruo Oogawara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
Tomozaki makes a new friend, then goes on a shopping trip for Nakamura’s birthday—of all things. Naturally, Hinami turns it into a teaching moment.
Director: Toshiaki Kanbara
Writer: Shingo Nagai
The student council election is approaching, and Tomozaki joins Mimimi’s campaign. Turns out they both have their reasons for wanting to beat Hinami.
Director: Nana Fujiwara
Writer: Shingo Nagai
Tomozaki brings his gamer’s cunning to Mimimi’s campaign speech—but Hinami’s a gamer, too. Tama tells Tomozaki how she and Mimimi became friends.
Director: Yuu Yamaguchi
Writer: Shingo Nagai
Mimimi’s at her breaking point. A deeper dive into her past reveals why she’s so driven to beat Hinami, while Hinami’s motivation remains a mystery.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shingo Nagai
Tomozaki rehearses with Hinami to prepare for his movie date with Kikuchi and is invited to an overnight barbecue with his popular normie classmates.
Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto
Writer: Yuka Yamada
Tomozaki gets a taste of the traditional overnight normie camp activities he’d always shunned as the group plots to get Izumi and Nakamura together.
Director: Akira Kato
Writer: Yuka Yamada
An overheard conversation between Mizusawa and Hinami gives Tomozaki a different perspective on his private lessons in conquering the game of life.
Director: Nana Fujiwara
Writer: Yuka Yamada
A talk with Kikuchi helps Tomozaki realize what he really wants, and a confrontation with Hinami sets the course for the future of their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo