Me & My Waifu: The Screenplay

The concept that inspired a fake movie that many believed to be real upon seeing its posters on Reddit, Me and My Waifu follows Tom (Simon Pegg), a 40-something loser who's been a hardcore weeaboo since childhood. One night, 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.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai (Weathering with You, Your Name) and executive produced by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver), Me and My Waifu also stars J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, the Spider-Man trilogy) as Tom's therapist Francis, Erika Harlacher (Hunter x Hunter, Persona 5) as a fictionalized version of herself that Tom and Peter attempt to seek help from, Xanthe Huynh (Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Persona 5) as the voice of Yumiko's best friend Chiemi, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) as Tom's ex-girlfriend Sarah, Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) as Tom's douchebag officemate Walter, and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit) as Tom's boss Michael.

Lucien Dodge, Faye Mata, Xander Mobus, Cassandra Lee Morris, Laura Post and Cristina Vee also make voice cameos in the film.