Gokigen You, Koharu-san
How Do You Do, Koharu?

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decided to write a review on this only because no one else had yet.

in this story, we're presented with the budding relationship between a streamer, and one of her fans. it starts off a little slow maybe, but it picks up and becomes enjoyable quickly.

it's also in the same universe as Say I Love you, the main female character is actually Yamato's little sister, and we get to see Mei and Yamato's family a little bit which is super cool.

all in all, this is a very enjoyable manga thus far, and if you're in the mood for some decent romance manga, this should sate ... your appetite!

Volume 1: 6-7-6-6-6

An interesting concept but it's a bit... dull? Koharu is an idiot for giving away where she works. We see people taking pictures of her etc in her private time but what did you expect when anyone could just follow you home? A slow start in volume 1, but it wasn't necessarily bad. I feel like it built up a little too much, in case it wants to go places later. Ai seems weird and kinda stalkery for that reason. And Shun's friend - honestly his second appearance was lame, so I hope it wasn't an attempt at building drama.

One issue that ... is mentioned is the danger of live streaming I guess (or being a "personality" on the internet). Yet Mr MC goes to her work multiple times a week and she's happy to be seen in public with him?? Make it make sense! Also, she filmed in a cafe at one point - either that cafe was dead af or the manager was a fan, because no way in hell would most cafes let you do that.

Koharu really doesn't have much of a personality. Shun doesn't either, but he straight out admits that so I'm fine with him being boring. There's a lot of side characters who really have no point being there. The art isn't anything special (not bad though). Great idea but not amazingly executed.

I have to say, I love maid cafes. So I'll probably keep reading regardless. I'm also into idols, so the idea of an "idol" dating a fan is intriguing to me.

Also related to "Say I Love You", as the MC is that MC's younger sister. I haven't read that series so that means nothing to me, but it might be interesting for people who like that series.

The series deals with livestreaming as well as dating and meeting fans irl and the conflicts around it. It's a pretty short series so the plot is pretty much what i said....

I will mention this series is set in the same universe as the author's previous work Say I love you. And it does indeed spoil the previous work. If you do wish to read this manga you probably should finish the previous series. This doesn't focus on the same characters but does spoil them nonetheless. Regardless of whether you like it or not this series is a sort of spin off/sequel to Say I ... love you. For better or worse. Mostly worse

The series is essentially split into 2 parts. The first part being about dealing with fans and toxicity that comes from the internet. Which i think it handled well. Or at least not poorly. Being only 2 volumes long there isn't a lot the series can go in detail. But i think the small snippets and conflicts that did start was resolved pretty well.

But this series feels more like a concept development for what could have been instead of what it is. The series is about Livestreaming and its problems that arise with livestreaming but there isn't a lot of the issues that arise. Just some assholes, but again these are resolved pretty quickly since it wasn't really anything in the first place. I don't think the author had intended for this to be a big issue but it still feels like a wasted development.

The romance in this series is a bit iffy. One of the themes is danger but she literally gets buddy buddy with one of the fans or lets him get buddy buddy with her. Why? Cuz he's the main male lead of this manga of course.

So the first half is mostly about them trying to become friends while at same time having the distance between fan and Idol. There is also simultaneously a romantic tension blooming between the characters. More significantly the female lead. It's pretty much established that the male lead likes the female lead Since he is a big fan and all and sends her Gifts, SIMP.

2nd half of the manga is the issue that arises dating a Celebrity when you are just a nobody. I liked this aspect this of the series too. I don't think its anything special but it gets the right idea. There is small conflicts. Hate comments and other shit.

I wished there romance developed a bit more but there really is so much you can do in a 2 volumes series.

Honestly despite me complaining about how there is not enough time to do this or to that. I think the author should stick to shorter series. I've read her previous work which was pretty bad. Had a lot of tropes but played them pretty poorly. It got boring real quick. Here the tropes are still applied and I still don't like how they got together but it's not really a big deal. I'd rather the fun part get cut short rather than be dragged and not be fun anymore.

TLDR: It's pretty fun. Being short this is a quick read and its not like there is really anything bad about it. At least its more fun than Say I love you. 6/10