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“A 1-star gacha game character is transported into the game and must rise in rank to defeat the player controlling him.”
Pick Me Up
픽 미 업!
8.41
239 rank · 43,153 readers · 1,001 favorites
Isekai
Video Game
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
A 1-star gacha game character is transported into the game and must rise in rank to defeat the player controlling him.
1-Star heroes are just fodder for learning a boss' attack patterns. That was Seojin Han's philosophy when playing the notoriously difficult game Pick Me Up. But after being transported into the game as one of those 1-star heroes, he's got no choice but to rise in rank and defeat the player controlling him and his party. Can a gacha game character hope to defeat a player akin to being his god? (Source: Tapas Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 16 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 16 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 9
σ 1.35
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.35 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Jun 2023 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The art is exceptional, and the plot stands out as a unique, brutal take on the tower-climbing genre that successfully avoids the common tropes of instant-OP protagonists. My only concern is...”
- 7 “The world-building and game mechanics are cool and fun, supported by a solid story and good art. However, the survival-of-the-fittest theme loses its impact because the characters are not...”
- 9 “This series is a criminally underrated gem that stands out from typical Shounen Manhwa due to its challenging, unique progression system and a highly intelligent protagonist. The narrative depth...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 31%
Long · 19%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Pick Me Up begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Dec 2022 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M67005 catalog