History Trivia / NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular

* WriteWhoYouKnow: The series is based on the authors' own experiences, so much so that one of them decided not to have Tomoko be bullied because it would have made the whole thing too personal.

** Tomoko's character design was originally meant to be [[HugeSchoolGirl taller]], with smaller sanpaku eyes, however, the publisher asked for a cuter design. Arguably a positive example, since making Tomoko scrawnier and with oversized eyes ended up complimenting her characterization by making her look sickly and stunted
** Yuu-chan wasn't originally a part of the manga, however the publishers thought it was too depressing for Tomoko to have no friends. Again, this was arguably a positive example, as Yuu has turned into a character foil who amplifies Tomoko's social maladjustment

** After several amusing incidents, fans have dubbed the events of chapter 170 and beyond the "Silver Pubes arc".

** The OVA, which had limited release[[note]]It came as a bundle with the first edition of Volume 7 of the manga[[/note]], has yet to be officially localized anywhere outside Japan.

** Ucchi's friend Kayo tends to be called [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Hyuga-chan]] due to her distinctive eyes. Ucchi's group of friends as a whole are referred to as [[Music/LilPump Ucchi Gang]] by the English-speaking fandom, and as
"the Female Cats" by the Japanese fandom, after the name of the room they were staying in during the Kyoto trip.

** Ucchi's friend Kayo tends to be called [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Hyuga-chan]] due to her distinctive eyes. Ucchi's group of friends as a whole are referred to as [[Music/LilPump Ucchi Gang]].

** Ucchi's unnamed dark-haired friend tends to be called [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Hyuga-chan]] due to her distinctive eyes. Ucchi's group of friends as a whole are referred to as [[Music/LilPump Ucchi Gang]].

** Yoshida's unnamed friend is "Heroin-chan" because of her relatively large eyes and eye bags. She's also called "Meth-chan" for the same reason. Yoshida's other friend Rena tends to be called "Dark-chan" due to most of her face being shadowed over by her hat.

* NoExportForYou: The OVA, which had limited release[[note]]It came as a bundle with the first edition of Volume 7 of the manga[[/note]], has yet to be officially localized anywhere outside Japan.

* FanNickname: It might actually be easier to list characters who don't have some sort of a nickname. If a character shows up at least somewhat prominently rest assured that the fans will bestow a nickname on them and make liberal use of it.

** Yoshida's unnamed friend is "Heroin-chan" because of her relatively large eyes and eye bags. She's also called "Meth-chan" for the same reason. Yoshida's other friend tends to be called "Dark-chan" due to most of her face being shadowed over by her hat.

** Asuka Katou was referred to as "Makeup-chan" for the longest time due her penchant of applying makeup on Tomoko, and because it took a while for the manga to even attach a name to her face.

** "Pineapple" for Okada due to her hairstyle looking like the top of a pineapple.

** "Pinapple" for Okada due to her hairstyle looking like the top of a pineapple.

* FanNickname:

** Minami is typically called "Fang" due to her most prominent physical trait being, well, [[CuteLittleFangs a fang]].

** The recurring-since-Chapter-88 girl [[NonstandardCharacterDesign with the dot eyes and fixed triangle mouth]] has been given a few names due to being currently unnamed, including "Potential-san" [[https://i.imgur.com/oJ4tvV7.png based on a line from the Vol. 9 omake]], or "Emoji 2" due to her having a similar design quirk to Ucchi as listed above.

** Minami is typically called "Fang" due to her most prominent physical trait being, well, [[CuteLittelFangs a fang]].

** Yoshida's unnamed friend is "Heroin-chan" because of her relatively large eyes and eye bags

* TheWikiRule: [[http://watamote.wikia.com/wiki/WataMote_Wiki Here]]

* ExecutiveMeddling

** Yuu-Chan wasn't originally a part of the manga, however the publishers thought it was too depressing for Tomoko to have no friends. Again, this was arguably a positive example, as Yuu has turned into a character foil who amplifies Tomoko's social maladjustment

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Japanese Wikipedia at least, the authors originally planned Tomoko not to have a single friend. The editor found this premise too depressing and asked the authors to introduce a friend for Tomoko, which is why [[OnlyFriend Yuu]] was created. Also, Tomoko's design (see Executive Meddling).