Youta is the stereotypical loser, unable to declare his feelings to his unrequited love, Moemi Hayakawa. He&#039;s socially awkward, with a tendency to get nervous and clumsy around women. Despite these shortcomings, he possesses a truly noble heart, enabling him to see the mythical Gokuraku Video Store &amp; begin his journey to true love. His selfless nature gets him into trouble with relationships, setting up several love quadrangles between himself &amp; the girls who turn to him for advice (among other things). Overall, Youta is one of the most well developed protagonists in Shonen manga, maturing from a nervous, insecure 16 year old to a responsible adult over the course of the story.    [expanded from Wikipedia]

High-school student Yota Moteuchi is so unpopular that his classmates have given him the nickname "Dateless." So it's no surprise when the love of his life, Moemi, is not interested in Yota but instead is in love with Yota's best friend, Takashi. Yota turns to a video rental shop for comfort, but little did he suspect that the shop was magical and that the cute girl on his rented tape would pop out of the television and try to fix his ruined love life!
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When Yohta is told by the girl he likes, Moemi, that she likes someone else, he rents a video girl tape from a strange video rental shop. When he plays the tape at home, Video Girl Ai emerges from the screen to help him win Moemi's love. But Yohta's VCR had been malfunctioning and now Ai's personality isn't quite what it was designed to be. <br><br>
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Bradley "Brad" Swaile is a Canadian voice actor. He has acted in several animated series, known mostly for his anime roles; particularly that of Amuro Ray in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series and movies and Quatre Raberba Winner in Gundam Wing. Swaile is also known for his roles in Dragonball Z (The Ocean Group Dub), as Adult Gohan, and X-Men: Evolution, as Nightcrawler. He can be currently heard as lead male Rock in Black Lagoon and Light in the hit anime Death Note and the same character in its dubbed live action counterpart.

Youta Moteuchi