Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home! Episode 3 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Rinko Reveals the Origins of Her Otaku Life

The story and preview images for Episode 3 of the TV anime Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home! (JP: ただいま、おじゃまされます!, Tadaima, Ojama Saremasu!) have been revealed. This episode will air on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 1:29 AM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms.

Episode 3 Story

Pome (Honda), Hazuki, and Kogi (Ogi) are three aspiring manga artists living in Spring Heights, an apartment building known for producing many successful creators. However, the trio is currently stuck in a slump, struggling to get their storyboards approved.

Meanwhile, Usada is consumed with curiosity regarding Satsuki's mysterious profession. In search of clues, he sneaks into Satsuki's room while he is away, dragging Rinko along with him. After discovering one of Satsuki's secrets there, Rinko decides to apologize to the two of them by revealing the story of how her life as an otaku first began.

Introduction

24-year-old office worker Rinko is a closet otaku living alone. To heal from the exhaustion of her busy work life, she spends her time indulging in her absolute favorite anime and manga. However, every time she turns on an anime, she is met with a furious "wall slam" (kabe-don) from her neighbor to the right!

Hoping to resolve the conflict, Rinko enlists the help of her neighbor to the left—the refreshing and gentlemanly Satsuki—to try and talk things out through the wall. But suddenly, the wall is kicked right down! Bursting through the wreckage is none other than Usaharu-sensei, the creator of Rinko's all-time favorite manga, Usaneko-bu?!

To make matters worse, Usaharu-sensei (whose real name is Usada) ends up breaking through the wall of Satsuki's room as well...

This is a "one-roof" romantic comedy where love and laughter live side-by-side! A slightly strange room-sharing life begins for these three, now connected by a literal hole in the wall!!

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Source : Pardon the Intrusion, Im Home! Official