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Show is pretty lame, very generic and does nothing to stand out, only interesting part of the show is the premise because the MC is isekai'd from another magical world that he was mostly happy in already and the new world uses isekai magic to try and call heroes intentionally, but it doesn't matter because the show doesn't do anything with it.
Women throw themselves at him, it's a harem show but in typical harem fashion the MC never does anything with the girls even when he knows they like him.

OP MC Isekais are already a saturated genre but there's so many of them that ... a few unique, entertaining ones still come out once in a while. This show has nothing unique to offer and even for junk food, it's bottom of the discount bin, expired garbage with nothing to offer so I'm confused how it even got adapted. It's also a bit too furry for me but even if you're into that, there's other shows that do it better.

This power fantasy Manhwa features someone who reincarnated into his video game as a side character and has to become the main character to finish the storyline, specifically changing the storyline to have a better ending than any of the routes originally in the game. The game is a dating sim RPG but this manhwa doesn't actually lean too hard into the RPG elements unlike most stories in this genre because the main character is only meant to be a side character without full access to the main character UI. This story features a slight romance element but it's all one-sided as in typical anime ... fashion, the main character has other things on their mind but they do bring it up occasionally.

Despite the dating sim aspect of the game, there's not much to do with it and the story is mainly about how the MC uses his knowledge of the game change the storyline (and deal with the unexpected outcomes of those changes) so the characters don't really feel like fleshed out characters, just tools for the MC to develop and use. There's a lot of weird socks and bare feet in this manhwa, so I'm pretty sure either the artist or author has a foot fetish.

The MC is pretty obviously portrayed like a good person with a bit of a scumbag, and I think the author does a good job of conveying the feeling of being a gamer trying to 100% complete the game with the best ending into the main character's personality. It's not the most well developed story or cast, but it's very entertaining to read.

It's an interesting concept with a weak hunter that manages other hunters. Because of the management aspect, the story is more about solving mysteries/conspiracies but it's hard to get interested in action scenes, since it's not actually the main character doing the heavy lifting you feel more removed from the main events of the story.

The story is interesting because of its unique concept which keeps you on edge with what's going to happen next, however it falls into the same issues as any other story that relies on a character who's main draws are their strategic planning and intelligence, the author themselves aren't actually that ... genius level of intelligence so things seem to just fall into line a bit too perfectly even with some pretty convoluted plans.

I don't feel that this plot structure suits the power fantasy manhwa style too well despite it being interesting because there needs to be more of a back and forth, but so far things have just luckily worked out for the MC every time which makes the endings for plot elements kind of weak IMO.

Mostly generic power fantasy Manhwa, and I mean it in a good way.
The main character is likeable, has a normal family, maybe too perfect like a Disney show, no real tragic upbringing where he's #1 loser in the story like some manhwa.

Good training arc where he gets to display his power.
The story is more modern fantasy with RPG elements with a modern setting than real world turns into a fantasy RPG with medieval themes in modern times, so the fantasy RPG elements are weaker in this.
Characters look a bit generic because of the setting.

Still a very generic story told well though so people ... that read a lot from the genre might not want to pick it up unless they're running out of things to read. However as of this review, the Manhwa has been put on indefinite hiatus/dropped, and because it's so replaceable by others in the genre, I can't recommend it.

Plot sucks, generic isekai like you could expect from a show like this, not even ridiculous concepts to make it a bit interesting or funny.
Character designs are ugly, they use the thick eyebrow style and it suffers a bit from the characters looking too similar, partly because the author has no idea how to create stylish characters and they have shitty haircuts like the ones I get IRL.
Nipples art is bad, there's no blending and the boob animation is very unrealistic. There's no explicit sex scenes, or at least none as of this review so it'll be minimal or non-existent in the show, there's barely ... even any nudity and the characters self-censor.

Don't waste your time on this show, there's a lot of shows with funnier/better plots and premises, better character designs, and more good content.

I don't know if the author was being ironic or not when writing this but I think it's a pretty funny show if you don't take it too seriously.
It's basically the wish fulfillment Isekai story toned up to the max, to the point where it's extremely overexaggerated, and all the characters in the show are basically NPCs waiting to be saved by the MC and constantly admire him and hype him up, or are the exact opposite and are looney toons villains trying to sabotage him with 0 chance of success.

The MC goes between his Isekai world and real world freely, his Isekai world progression ... carries over to the real world, would be kind of cool if his real world progression carried over to the Isekai world too somehow.

One major criticism of the show is that even though character designs and art look kind of nice, the show turns into a slideshow pretty often with very simple animation (characters sliding across the screen) or just a literal slideshow of frames with voiceovers.

The show isn't necessarily good but very easily crosses into that, so bad it's good territory IMO. I think it's entertaining cringe comedy that does a good job of parodying the tropes of this genre (again not sure if it was trying to be a parody). I think it's especially entertaining if you view it from the lens of real life instead of anime, like what if this actually happened in real life since some of the situations are pretty ridiculous even compared to anime standards.

I think it's entertaining and worth the watch for cringe comedy aspect if you were the type of person that can stand Isekai + wish fulfillment shows and want something that takes it up to the max, to an ironic level.

The basic premise of the story is the main character gets summoned as hero in a Gacha game he's a top player of, where he's offered limited freedom outside of combat encounters although the MC specifically can make suggestions to the player. It's a very unique story where the MC not only has to progress like any other RPG Manhwa, but has to manage the community of heroes while subtly guiding the player to success without being too suspicious.

Pick Me Up! focuses much more on the party dynamics than other Manhwa because of the party-oriented nature of the Gacha game genre, it does a great ... job of getting you invested in every main character's progression and success, something that RPG Manhwa typically have trouble with as the overpowered MC overshadow the rest of the cast, turning other characters into cheerleaders on the sideline. We know the MC is probably safe despite not being that overpowered because of his special role in the story, so he can never fail a mission without dying (and the story ending or shifting completely) but the author is still great at coming up with scenarios for the different levels, and writing out an interesting plotline where they barely eek out a victory.

The story does a great job of portraying a sense of desperation and urgency but the repeated use of this theme does drag on during the combat encounters a bit too much IMO, would like to see a bit more variety in how they can challenge the characters rather than run out a timer. Paradoxically, as they focus more on characters they do seem to become safer which lowers the stakes a bit, but it's an easily resolvable issue so it's not that big of a deal.

Overall, Pick Me Up! has a lot of interesting concepts and does a great job portraying the dynamics of the characters' community, the writing is very solid so far, and I'm excited to see where the author takes the story.

Tower opens up in the world, adventurers are selected randomly by magic forces to climb the tower in an RPG IRL setting with classes, gear, etc. People who enter the tower are free to leave but aren't allowed to speak about what's inside to outsiders so the contents of the tower are a mystery to normal people, except the main character who's sent a recording of himself beating the tower, which he studies to get perfect information once he's invited to the tower. Very generic plot premise and mission structure for the genre, right down to the missions being altered slightly to compensate for the ... MC doing everything perfectly. Arcs drag out way too long and the art is kinda weak IMO.

Adventurers inside the tower livestream their missions to other adventurers that climbed higher than them, the viewers can chat and interact with the streamers, including donating the tower's currency, so the adventurers have to appease their viewers. It's an interesting concept for a power fantasy story because a lot of readers do like seeing normal peoples' reactions to the OP MC, but I think the implementation is wasted potential. The MC has to act like he's just noob but the writing for his acting is pretty bad, and the story gets pretty repetitive with the pattern of MC pretends to not know what's going on -> Chatters are doubters or people laughing at the doubters -> MC does something no one else does -> Chatters spam "OMG/WTF"

Probably the most aggressively stereotypical story I've seen in RPG Manhwa, it's 100% shameless wish fulfillment and nothing but that, it's hard for me to even imagine that people looking for this type of story won't get tired of it just because it's all the same story beats over and over:

MC gets OP powers for no reason, fights are just to showcase how much better he is than everyone else
Everyone in the story is either an arrogant asshole or a fanboy cheerleader of the MC
Everything the MC says or does makes him special or a genius, no matter how mundane it is
Way too many UI ... pop-ups telling him how OP he is
Chuuni-style plot based off mythological figures

MC has talent but isn't that OP at the start of the story. Unlike other power fantasy stories, he's not perfect at everything and they make it clear that there's other characters that can do certain things better than him.

Setting is the standard (obvious from the title), dungeon portals appear on earth, humans gain RPG powers, stats, and gear to go into the dungeons and fight monsters so they can't get into the main world.

Because the MC doesn't start off that OP, the story is about his growth and his friends/teammates as well since he's not perfect at everything and has to party up ... to. Fight scenes are mainly problem solving ways for his team to win the fight, not just showing off his OP powers. Very refreshing compared to other stories in this genre that are just one person soloing everyone while everyone else is just an onlooker gawking at the MC's powers, although in typical this manhua does have a bit of that too.