Idol Pretender

[MangaDex]

 

[RedInACup]

It's cute so it's not gay.

 

[zxcsreenxz]

its gay but its cute

 

[GabrielH]

If it cute then it's fine!

 

[monkey123]

Just remembering this manga makes me think how great it would be for this diamond to have a lot more chapters. :/
See Boku Girl for example.

Those gay comments are invalid here. Here's no trap, only 100% genderbend, so what?

 

[PrunJuice]

This series could have been good, BUT:

1. Oguri (a gag character inserted solely to advance the plot) should not have been a love interest.
2. The process of creating a harem stunted relationship development.
3. Main character loses all personality in order to serve the plot development du jour.

I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.

 

[Drakeven]

Spoiler

I didn't love the ending, the MC getting with the dude would be fine if they actually hung out a bit more, but I wanted at least a bit of gay- I thought the MC and Yuika had so much more spark

Otherwise a pretty good read! I like the starting chapters a bit more though.

 

[namebanned]

Spoiler

Disappointing ending, could have developed their relationship a bit more.

 

[sumrix]

If you homophob, don't read this. I like genderbender manga, I can associate MC with myself and it's funny, but I can't do it if it turns to gay.

 

[OkiStash]

This is pretty enjoyable. More comedy than anything.

 

[Pancakeza]

Geez what a rubbish ending The art is amazing and I do love gender-benders but common man

 

[InsertBagelRelatedPunHere]

Spoiler

The sad reality of yet another example of best girl doesn't win 😭

 

[Someone777]

They literally made the worst possible pairing the official ending. It's like the author went out of his way to ruin the ending. It's easily one of the most forced endings I've ever seen.

It's frustrating, given how it was actually enjoyable up until a certain point.

 

[_Lilith_]

I thought it was cute, But the ending wasn't as good as I hoped. (But I still think it is a great read!)

 

[minmod]

what a lovely little manga, so unfortunate it didn't get more volumes. got quite psychologically deep while still staying cute, and has plenty of gender twists along the way.

 

[RashAnees]

Idk how this is gay if its genderbend?!

 

[InZande]

Wish the plot was further developed..
Ending felt rushed as well, I hope there will be a surprise sequel or somsomething.....

 

[monkey123]

Wish the plot was further developed..
Ending felt rushed as well, I hope there will be a surprise sequel or somsomething.....

Another genderbender, although a bit flawed would be Tensei Pandemic. Yup the ending of Idol Pretender was too rushed. :/

 

[Soilder_1632]

I thought it was a romance about Chinami and Yuika. The twist was truly unexpected. With that aside, I think It would be better if the series continued, but considering other series. I think it's better to have an ending than having it axed. The ending could have been better. I mean look at the manga cover, I didn't expect the gag character to be one of the love interest. Anyhow, I enjoyed the manga. 8/10

 

[NiKKel0R]

Spoiler: Spoiler about romance

The girl got the best guy as a boyfriend. I'm not a gay and really don't like gay romance, but this dude is just sacred, and I'd absolutely choose him. Kinda shame he's not asexual, but the girl needed her good ending, so fine.

Spoiler: Kinda spoiler about one plot twist near the end

The thing the author did in chapter 12 I find as a war crime. I got really depressed in the moment and had to go to TNO to calm down a little. It was a total blunder of mate in 1, but the god (author) used all world's luck to fix this in the same chapter and I'm really grateful for this. I've already got a similar punch in another manga, so pls, stop it. It really hurts.

The ending is kinda meh. I'd say I got what I wanted, but it was like I was going up and up on a roller coaster and instead of a good ride I just fell down to the bottom instantly. It ended too quickly and quite, so like 10 seconds I couldn't understand what just happened. Really a shame, it feels like even 1 extra page would make the final much better, but it's fine, I'll take it. I got too much positive reading to the moment.

Can't rate it fair. Gender bender is my guilty pleasure. I don't find every gender bender satisfying, but if I find one, I really want to give 10/10 even when I know much better works. Maybe this is what people loving romance films feel like. I've never understood regular romance and felt fine if it was just a little part of something more interesting, but doing a whole movie about it? Sounds strange to me. But this kind of romance is what I really love. And I want more of it. Even with cliches and other problems. Maybe this is how other people feel. I don't know.