Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs poster

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (2022)

Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

An ordinary office worker is reincarnated as Leon into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire...of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!

IMDb rating: 7.3 (3,710 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

Rising trajectory: each season at least as good as the last. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well. See every Rising show in the explorer →

Browse all Rising shows in the explorer → Open in Rising Shows app → View on IMDb

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

7.56 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.7 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Hate This World	7.2	279
2	Hey, Girl. Wanna Get Some Tea?	7.4	279
3	Let's Duel, Prince	7.8	292
4	Mind If I Go Easy on You?	7.8	262
5	It's Awesome	7.8	254
6	My First School Festival	7.7	250
7	We Both Hate Hot Guys	7.3	238
8	This Isn't a Game	7.5	236
9	I'm Just a Doormat	7.5	237
10	Unlike You Wannabe Nobles	7.5	235
11	What I Can Do Now	7.5	227
12	No matter how tough the world of otome games is	7.7	238

Season 2 (2026)

7.65 avg 12 episodes 6.8 → 8.0 23 min avg

Slow burn

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	It's Always Love That Saves the World	6.8	271
2	Do You Enjoy the Aesthetics of Destruction?	7.1	220
3	Hey, Brat	7.2	214
4	Flip-Flopping Again?	7.2	203
5	I Love Facades	7.6	200
6	If You Won't, I'll Just Run Away	8.1	232
7	Shut Your Filthy Mouth, Scum	7.9	217
8	Episode #2.8	7.8	188
9	Episode #2.9	8.1	184
10	Episode #2.10	7.6	155
11	Episode #2.11	8.4	153
12	Episode #2.12	8.0	113

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (2022)

Cast

Seasons

Shows like this