- #1
This is a great novel. It is nice to read, with fun character interactions and a nice, light-hearted atmosphere. Normally I don't like gender bender, but here it is well made. No forming a harem by using their identity as a girl. And it is nice how she isn't annoyingly shy or h**ny and just treats her female friends like a normal girl would treat her friends.However there is a minus for some things.The novel itself:I like to watch Vtuber myself and the Vtuber culture in this novel seems to be weirdly toxic and ridiculous.1. Viewers constantly ask the protagonist if she has a boyfriend and act like she is not allowed to be in love because she is a streamer, which is disgustingly possessive. Even with well behaved viewers it is suggested being in a relationship is absolutely taboo and it may even be part of the contract. The Vtubers I know openly have boyfriends and talk about their love experience and only brain dead incels take issue with that, but not normal viewers. As such the company and viewers seem to be toxic.2. The the viewers act like normal people, but everyone acts like they are problematic and viewers are only allowed to sing hymns of praise for their streamers and not allowed to talk like normal people. The protagonist says "f*ck" once in a collab and people act like she said the N-word. Even elementary schoolers use more mature language.3. She overreacts way too much about her cousins dying their hair and one of them having air piercings. Once she finds out about it she constantly talks about she has to bring them back on "the right path" and how they are gonna ruin their future. She acts like the only logical conclusion after dying your hair is becoming a drug dealer or joining a gang. If she saw someone with a tattoo she would probably call the police, because in her world view having a tattoo is proof you are a serial killer who escaped prison. The author must be ultra conservative and see anyone who doesn't not follow their world view as a criminal.4. (But less of an issue as this is sort of a wish-fulfillment novel) even for a light-hearted novel like this everything goes too smoothly for the MC. Like she goes to a normal place and someone happens to know a talented and famous person and arranges for them to work together. Or she plays a game with a random other person per random teams in an online game and the other person happens to be someone with millions of fans.The translation:It started out 5/5, but has steadily declined. By now it is 3.5-4/5. For example every time a viewer in chat refers to the protagonist they say "he". It used to be she. Or every time the protagonist refers to her father she just says/thinks "Manager Kim", which is very weird.Facit: It is basically a great novel, but the behavior of people is sometimes weird. Either the issue lies with the novel or the Korean internet has a incel culture where everyone is supposed to pretend the world is all smiles and sunshine. Also the translator needs to stop slacking off and concentrate on making less mistakes.4 stars.