History Manga / ItsNotMyFaultImNotPopular

''It's Not My Fault I'm Not Popular!'' is a manga by Niko Tanigawa, published online. It's about a girl named Tomoko Kuroki, whose life revolves around being an {{Otaku}}. She is socially awkward and has self-esteem issues, to the point where she avoids contact with her classmates. When she begins high school, she resolves to make more of an effort to be more sociable, [[HilarityEnsues with expected results]].

The series has developed a cult following on [[{{Imageboards}} /a/]], and the {{Mangaka}} even communicates with English-speaking fans on her {{Twitter}}.

* OpenMindedParents: Tomoko's dad finds her asleep in front of an eroge game with a vibrator lying on the floor. His reaction is to carry her to bed.

* LongTitle: The untranslated title.

--> ''"It hits too close to home."'' -- '''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13190916060A86922700 several tropers]]'''

** The anime she [[SelfInsertFic inserts herself into]] in her fantasies in chapter 9 seems to be either VisualNovel/FateStayNight or Literature/FateZero.

** The anime she [[SelfInsertFic inserts herself into]] in her fantasies in chapter 9 seems to be either FateStayNight or FateZero.

* ShowTheForehead: Combined with {{Twintails}} to complete Tomoko's "disguise" form.

* ShowTheForehead: Combined with {{Twintails}} to complete Tomoko's "disguise" form.

''It's Not My Fault I'm Not Popular!'' is a manga by Niko Tanigawa, published online. It's about a girl named Tomoko Kuroki, whose life revolves around being an {{Otaku}}. She is socially awkward and has self-esteem issues, to the point where she avoids contact with her classmates. When she begins high school, she resolves to make more of an effort to be more sociable, [[HilarityEnsues with expected results]]. The series has developed a cult following on [[{{Imageboards}} /a/]], and the {{Mangaka}} even communicates with English-speaking fans on her {{Twitter}}.

''It's Not My Fault I'm Not Popular!'' is a manga by Niko Tanigawa, published online. It's about a girl named Tomoko Kuroki, whose life revolves around being an {{Otaku}}. She is socially awkward and has self-esteem issues, to the point where she avoids contact with her classmates. When she begins high school, she resolves to make more of an effort to be more sociable, [[HilarityEnsues with expected results]]. The series has developed a cult following on [[{{Imageboards}} /a/]], and the author even communicates with English-speaking fans on her {{Twitter}}.

A manga about a girl named Tomoko Kuroki whose life revolves around being an {{Otaku}}. She is socially awkward and has self-esteem issues, to the point where she avoids contact with her classmates. When she begins high school, she resolves to make more of an effort to be more sociable, [[HilarityEnsues with expected results]].

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[[caption-width-right:275:Kuroki Tomoko in her natural habitat.]]

A manga about a girl named Kuroki Tomoko whose life revolves around being an {{Otaku}}. She is socially awkward and has self-esteem issues, to the point where she avoids contact with her classmates. When she begins high school, she resolves to make more of an effort to be more sociable, [[HilarityEnsues with expected results]].

* IJustWantToHaveFriends: ...and get laid, apparently.
* LonersAreFreaks: Kuroki's mindset, which she desperately wants to avoid.

* NoSocialSkills: Kuroki, which is pretty much the entire conflict of the plot.
* {{Otaku}}: The main character, Kuroki Tomoko, as well as her middle-school friend, Yuu.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Implied with Yuu, who's supposed to have been quite average-looking.