Summary:

An isekai slice-of-life fantasy romantic comedy and a satirical take on the weeaboo lifestyle, Me and My Waifu follows Tom (Simon Pegg), a 40-something loser who’s been a hardcore weeaboo since childhood. One night, when he decides to binge-watch a slice-of-life anime before putting an end to his otaku lifestyle under the advice of his friend Peter (Nick Frost). But when a blackout occurs and Tom accidentally injures himself–and his television–while attempting to navigate himself through the dark, he wakes up the next day to find the anime’s protagonist, a young dandere schoolgirl named Yumiko (Erica Mendez) has come to life as his roommate.

Now, Tom and Peter must assist Yumiko through the ups and downs of the real world, as Tom begins to find friendship in her–and the line between his otaku life and personal life begins to blur along the way.

Me and My Waifu also stars J.K. Simmons as Tom’s therapist Francis, Erika Harlacher as a fictionalized version of herself that Tom and Peter attempt to seek help from, Xanthe Huynh as the voice of Yumiko’s best friend Chiemi, Rosamund Pike as Tom’s ex-girlfriend Sarah, Paul Rudd as Tom’s douchebag officemate Walter, and Taika Waititi as Tom’s boss Michael.

Director: Edgar Wright

Writer: Edgar Wright

Cast:

  • Simon Pegg as Tom
  • Nick Frost as Peter
  • Erica Mendez as Yumiko
  • J.K. Simmons as Francis
  • Xanthe Huynh as Chiemi
  • Paul Ridd as Walter
  • Taika Waititi as Michael

Rotten Tomatoes: 75%

Metacritic: 54

VOD: April Fools’ Day