Gotou-san is a manga about Maeda and Gotou-san. Maeda being the typical shy/embarrassed guy and Gotou-san being the supposed idol but she sort of just acts as a very confident girl. Spoiler is marked further down so you have a fair amount to read that is general then a bunch of spoilers if you want to past the spoiler lines/large gap. In the various chapters which are very 5 page long (the odd 1 page if a special) and instead of being just brief scenarios expand into longer scenes over time. Gotou-san early on tries to show interest in Maeda such as his isekai manga, or a smartphonegame early on (first few chapters).

On occasion Gotou-san gets bothered by some other male classmates, or you see some of her other friends/female classmates but they are either background or brief in a scene. So it is mostly 95% of the time Maeda and Gotou-san scenes.

That's the general premise is Gotou-san getting closer to Maeda because she likes him. That is the case from the beginning, we do see things from Maeda's point of view but also a fair amount of Gotou-san's as well. So it's pretty well balanced then 1 sided which was nice to see.

It is that sort of manga, takes many chapters but I will say even for 55 chapters as of this review, very few events have happened but a lot has been well spent then dragged out. That's what I like about this manga.

Things go quickly of her attempts to do things instead of other manga it dragging out each chapter feels like it's on point of trying to have him respond to something/making the most of it's time/5 page chapters/further scene carrying per chapters and gain confidence or her attempts at getting him to notice. That or her just going no I'm going to make the decision and not give up, it not only helps her character of each barrier to connect with Maeda but also not delay anything.

I am enjoying it a lot so far. Definitely recommend it.

In a way you could compare it to Boku Yaba. But in that series a lot more happened or is happening by 55 chapters onwards. The characters have a difference of emotional or even just closeness that isn't the case here. Neither is worse. But I mean from the closeness or Gotou-san's job that gets mentioned about 2-3 times, so there are similarities but major differences both have.

It's like comparing the 2 Rent A Girlfriend/Rental Girlfriend manga as well they have a similar mix of themes. But they go very different directions. Some go further with the drama, others stay on track and pace out their silly or serious moments.

Spoilers below:
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Spoilers now, events in no particular order just going off a handful of situations across many early/middle/current chapters:

Asking what does he think of this, can I borrow that book, getting interested in what he is interested in. Making decisions of going places then going nah I'll wait, she wants to further the relationship instead of it being yep lets just delay it a few chapters. Time is well spent.

Most of it is set in the high school but over time they do go places like the pool or are seen walking to school or in their home talking.

During the art project trying to get him to not be shy and they try a staring contest or try to focus better when drawing each other.

Getting his line number. Going school/out somewhere together. You have a few typical locations but as chapters expand on scenes there is very few places they go. So enjoy what is available as each one is pretty enjoyable and sweet/charming.

Maeda does question some things, but he is still typical/dense, shy or pure for most of it.

Sometimes but very few times it will mention she is modelling for a job (probably 2-3 times). Sometimes Gotou-san messes up ending the video call (Xmas or other outfits that can be a bit showy or her about to change outfit) and Maeda has to end it, to avoid his embarrassment and to also save himself from her mistakes of showing what she didn't intend on.

So you don't really have ecchi in this series. You get in say one extra or some main chapters a few looking at the girl in a bikini but to turn away, or you get the odd embarrassed moments. Well Maeda not Gotou-san. She does try to question is he interested in that and she is kind of forward with the idea of showing her chest but it isn't pushed further than that just minor and brief. Maeda is very shy and pure so it stays to that.

But she is working out the limits as she goes and is very fair about things (and it will usually happen once and move on to other important scenes of them going places and doing things instead even if it's mostly walking to school, the pool then the going to the other's house, not a lot location wise has much changed just certain social moments or scenes being longer across a few chapters). But that's about it. Or is in a sometimes 'look at only me' kind of mindset at times but it's very brief. That's about as far as it goes.

I like the way she went nah it's ok we can do something another time. Then she goes nope I'm going to make this happen and set this event up (pretty sure it was going to the pool).

To me it was great to see instead of dragging it out and it helps her character. Most manga would go nah we will drag it out further more in an excuse way. Granted this is from classmate to friend status kind of thing so to me it being delayed would have been a bit annoying.

As things go on they go places and around chapter 55 it gets to going to her house, the brother has seen the photo they took at the photo when it wasn't as good as the water slide photo.

The brother seems kind of defensive, but in a few chapters later goes wait I know you from somewhere and it involves the MMORPG Maeda played a earlier before that school day. He then sets up a situation from them to play games together rather than not trusting him as much. That's where I'm up to at Ch55. So the manga is still going.