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“Nerdy otaku helps popular gal with hobbies, bridging social gaps in a high school romantic comedy.”
Otaku x Gal
ギャルに優しいオタク君
6.99
9,796 rank · 7,098 readers · 20 favorites
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Nerdy otaku helps popular gal with hobbies, bridging social gaps in a high school romantic comedy.
Otakura is a nerdy otaku and Narumi is a popular gal—two students from complete opposite ends of the high school social hierarchy. Their paths unexpectedly cross when Narumi asks Otakura to use his crafty skills to help with her many hobbies! An otaku comes to understand a gal's interests in this high school rom-com! (Source: Square Enix)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2024 → Aug 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This manga offers an enjoyable, well-paced take on the classic gal x otaku trope, bolstered by the protagonist's unique specialties and refreshing, gradual character development. While the premise...”
- 3 “This manga offers absolutely no redeeming qualities, as it fails to provide even a shred of genuine entertainment or originality. The protagonist is an unrealistic, overpowered caricature, while...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 50%
Long · 50%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Otaku x Gal begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Dec 2022 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M67352 catalog