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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 “Since there's no synopsis allow me. Mc had a rough life that lead to some very understandable trauma that caused him to quit work and start living like a neat of sorts. In his attempt to overcome...”
- 8 “8.2/10 Isn’t this just “Higehiro” with a gyaru? Yes. Is it f*cking good? Hell yeah. The high-schooler girl falling in love with an adult man is a rough and gray area that can either go awful or...”
- 5 “A garden variety brand of JK x Office Worker sort of romance. There isn't much to comment on; the female lead is a happy go lucky, bold, preppy sort of gyaru who's sensitive and hates relying on...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
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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