Overview
This show made me feel things I haven't felt in a very long time. If you have not recently watched a romantic drama, and can make time for a series which runs for ten episodes in length, then you might enjoy this anime. It would be a disservice to spoil anything which happens throughout the series, but it is certainly filled with heartwarming moments which show significant character growth over the course of the series. Whether our protagonists are meeting each other in meatspace or a virtual MMO world, they continue to bring the best out of each other and build off each other in a meaningful manner. Given this series focuses on a "slice of life" crossed with a "romantic drama," my expectations for the animation were exceeded by a wide margin. This series can be enjoyed subbed or dubbed, but I am reviewing this series based on the subbed episodes.

Meeting our Protagonists
Our lead female protagonist is Moriko Mirioka, a 30-year-old single NEET woman who spends a significant portion of her time living her most fulfilling life... mostly in virtual MMO worlds. While starting out in a new MMO, she meets someone who helps her learn the ropes and run a few quests. Meanwhile, she also befriends a young man who works as a salaryman, and it just happens that he also spends a lot of time behind a keyboard. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a whole lot of time to spend on "virtual MMOs" because salarymen tend to clock in around 8:00am and clock out "whenever the work is done." Most everyone besides Moriko is in a similar situation; they have a lot of obligations aside from playing their MMO of choice, but they somehow manage to make time to run a few quests as a group. From this perspective, it might look as though Moriko is "living the dream" but in reality, she has her own struggles, and she is trying her best to "level up" her social skills in the same way she "leveled up" her online avatars.

The NEET Life
A major element of the anime is "being a NEET" or "hikikomori" individual. The term "NEET" refers to someone who is "not currently engaged in Employment, Education, or Training." Someone who is "Hikikomori" may not be too keen on going outside (and would likely only do so to buy necessities, such as groceries). Although I am not a Hikikomori myself, it is likely that I fit the mold for someone who is a NEET. During the first few months of being a NEET, it felt as though I could do anything I wanted because I had all of the free time in the world. However, I quickly found myself needing to be more frugal in order to make the money last, and social isolation was not helping my pre-existing anxiety issues; with barely enough money to pay bills and buy ramen, most of my time was spent behind a keyboard playing computer games for hours on end; if this sounds like something you can relate to, then you definitely need to set aside a few hours to binge this series.

The Struggles of Being Unemployed and Rarely Going Outside
Being a NEET or hikikomori comes with struggles which most people might not see until they start to spend a lot of time with someone who fits this mold. Just as Moriko deals with her own issues, so too do other people who are NEET or hikikomori. Not everyone fits this mold by choice (even if they claim it was entirely by choice). This becomes increasingly apparent the longer you spend watching this series. Although it might be outside of the scope of this particular anime, there are a significant number of people who are unwilling to leave their homes for a litany of reasons; physical disabilities and crippling social anxiety might come to mind, but there are definitely other reasons as well. However, everyone deserves a chance to live their best lives, and this goes for NEETs and hikikomori just the same as anyone else. Sometimes, the resources they need to live their best life might come from an unexpected place; as for Moriko, hope comes from being "somebody" online, even if they are still developing themselves offline.

Supplemental Material
The most heartwarming aspect is the character development; everyone deserves to be loved by someone, and this includes NEETs who can barely hold a conversation. Our protagonists do have a lot of difficulties with using their words, so it's incredibly fortunate that it doesn't come off as being "cringe." Instead we see people who are learning more about themselves and trying their best to improve their communication skills. Everyone character in the series makes an appreciable attempt to help the protagonists develop as characters. There is an extra episode which was packed as an exclusive for the Blu-Ray release, but it's apparent why the episode wasn't previously published: (1) the animation feels a bit unfinished (2) it's entirely filler (3) it only makes sense if you watch it after finishing the mainline episodes. It's nice to have as an inclusion, but as far as Blu-Ray releases are concerned, the box set doesn't offer much anything significant over watching it on a streaming platform.