This manga shows great promise, but the author seems a bit lost with only 25 chapters in, please bear with me I will try to make myself clear.
This manga revolves around the "idol" theme. Urumin is a failure idol in an underground group called Merry✰Universe, she is the definition of ponkotsu: she can't dance, but she can trip; she can't sing, but she can forget the lyrics. However she loves being an idol, and that what made her so interesting to Kimiya, her only fan in the whole world. Kimiya loves how clumsy Urumin is, the clumsiest, the better. And you would think that might be all an act, Urumin wished that as well, but she is a certified ponkotsu.
Most of the chapters are focused on the interaction between the failure idol and the unshakable fan and they can be really cute and funny. We are also introduced to the other 4 members in Merry✰Universe and each one has an unique and distinct personality.
So here is what this manga offers: a cute and funny interaction between the protagonists; interesting side characters that can expand the story in different directions without being more of the same; an underdog story, not only for the failure idol, but for her group as an underground idol group with a dozen of fans which can rise to stardom.
Now here is the bad side, only 25 chapters in and the manga already feels repetitive. I considered it a legit 8 until now - I am a bit shaken, but I will stand ground for now -, but even after a whole month hiatus - for a weekly series - I thought the author would figure out an actual story for the manga. Most underground idol groups don't make it, yes, but wouldn't it be amazing if we actually saw them trying their best in small festivals and rising to the top? Or seeing how the different members in the group interact with each other and how their choices affect one another? I understand the main point of the manga is Urumin and Kimiya and I am not saying we should change that, but the story has shown a potential to be developed, but, maybe influenced by the editor, we keep on getting more of the same and I am afraid it might get stale, because, repetitive, it already is.
So I do recommend the manga and I am cheering that we will get a nice turn of events and the story will go back to its tracks, I hope that in the future when this review is looked at we have an actual interesting overplot besides the Urumin and Kimiya interaction and all I said about the author is wrong.
Also, stan Popochi