Weve seen no shortage of gyaru manga in the last few years and that train doesnt seem to be stopping anytime soon series such as My DressUp Darling are seeing resounding successes in the form of an anime adaptation and rocketing sales figures. But just next door comes Gal Gohan a heartwarming romantic comedy about Okazaki Miku a gyaru discovering her passion for cooking and Yabe Yabecchi Shinji a high school teacher struggling to distill some top tier culinary wisdom and some common sense into his student. When Okazakis disappointing academic performance sets her on the path of making some baked goods to soothe the tempers of her exhausted instructors a cooking lesson from the schools Home EC teacher is just what she needed. Keeping her head high through various failures and armed with the unwavering support of caring friends Okazaki begins to discover herself through her newfound passion while Yabe tries his hardest to keep her on track. 440https://i.ur.com/RO3R160.png Gal Gohan does a lot of things right but immediately the most recognizable aspect of the manga is the superb art style. Author and artist Marii Taiyou puts an astounding amount of detail into both the main characters and background panels making each page a joy to read. The artwork is charmingly cute and captures this nice fluffy slice of life atmosphere bolstered by its vibrant and expressive cast. I really have to slow myself down in order to take in the scenery. However the manga definitely can be a little risqu at times though I dont think that detracts from the experience at all but rather emphasizes some of the characteristics displayed by the cast. 440https://i.ur.com/r2fExul.png In Gal Gohan characters feel much more true to life rather than generic archetypes. Behind the ditzy gyaru girl the straightlaced Home EC instructor and the levelheaded student council president lies a whole host of raw human emotions that just makes every character feel so real and believable. Characters develop in a natural manner that doesnt feel forced or out of place instead characters extend deep bonds through timely coincidences or lewd misunderstandings which pushes them even closer. Its really nice seeing the contrast between two completely opposing characters but it works so well. Rarely do I read something where Im cheering for everyone at once but this one is an exception Im more than happy to have. 440https://i.ur.com/IH9SYTk.png At its heart Gal Gohan isnt just another gyaru manga. Its a little bit of everything a little lewd a little clich and a little predictable. But its also incredibly wholesome and bittersweet and heartwarming and sincere. Gal Gohan explores the notion that just a little bit of encouragement from those who you love will be enough to change your world and for hopeless romantics like me thats all I need. I usually never write reviews because Im not very good at putting my thoughts into words or spend the time to create a good one. But even so I just really wanted to share my thoughts about this manga with anyone who might be interested. Gal Gohan is too good of a series not to at least check out so please do