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“Heartbroken recluse hides from his idol streamer, sparking unexpected romance.”
You Are Not Nina!
きみは、ニーナじゃない
6.75
13,903 rank · 6,454 readers · 24 favorites
Romance
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Synopsis
Heartbroken recluse hides from his idol streamer, sparking unexpected romance.
Traumatized by a bad breakup, he withdrew into his shell, quit his job and works only part-time. The only solace for this young man is watching his "idol" on stream. Then one day, he suddenly finds himself hiding from a girl who turns out to be his "idol"? A life-changing romance between a heartbroken boy and a streamer begins. (Source: COMICSMART, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Sep 2023 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The characters are well-written, featuring a surprisingly reliable protagonist and a bold female lead, making this one of the better age-gap series I have encountered. While the age gap is...”
- 8 “The manga features excellent, natural character development for both the MC and FMC, who feel human and avoid common tropes, making for a genuinely wholesome and well-mapped story. Unfortunately,...”
- 5 “The couple is genuinely cute, sharing sweet moments where they clearly cherish one another. However, the story suffers from poor pacing, vapid characterization, and bizarre plot developments,...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — You Are Not Nina! begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 41 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 28m approx
- Published May 2022 – Nov 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M69788 catalog