I Want a Gal Gamer to Praise Me

I Want a Gal Gamer to Praise Me (ギャルゲーマーに褒められたい, Gyaru Gēmā ni Homeraretai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Geshumaro. It initially began serialization on the author's Twitter account in December 2020. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began serializing it on their Comic Newtype website in November 2021.

I Want a Gal Gamer to Praise Me
First tankōbon volume cover
ギャルゲーマーに褒められたい (Gyaru Gēmā ni Homeraretai)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Geshumaro
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics A
Magazine	Comic Newtype (November 19, 2021–present)
Original run	December 16, 2020 – present
Volumes	5

Characters

Raito Sasaki (笹木雷斗, Sasaki Raito)

Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (voice comic)^[1]

Rion Suzuki (鈴木莉音, Suzuki Rion)

Voiced by: Ayaka Ōhashi (voice comic)^[1]

Yuu Kunioka (国岡悠, Kunioka Yū)

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (voice comic)^[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Geshumaro, I Want a Gal Gamer to Praise Me initially began serialization on the author's Twitter account on December 16, 2020.^[3] It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began serializing it on their Comic Newtype website on November 19, 2021.^[4] Its chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes as of June 2025.^[5]

During their panel at New York Comic Con 2023, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.^[6]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	January 8, 2022[7]	978-4-04-111905-1	March 19, 2024[8]	978-1-97-538020-5
2	September 9, 2022[9]	978-4-04-112695-0	July 30, 2024[10]	978-1-97-538022-9
3	June 9, 2023[11]	978-4-04-113833-5	November 19, 2024[12]	978-1-97-539462-2
4	May 10, 2024[13]	978-4-04-115093-1	April 22, 2025[14]	979-8-85-541496-7
5	June 10, 2025[5]	978-4-04-116323-8	—	—

Other

In commemoration of the release of the first volume, a voice comic adaptation was uploaded on the Kadokawa YouTube channel on January 8, 2022. The voice comic featured the voices of Kengo Kawanishi and Ayaka Ōhashi.^[1] In commemoration of the release of the third volume, another voice comic was uploaded to the same channel on June 16, 2023. Kawanishi and Ōhashi reprised their roles in the voice comic and also featured Maaya Uchida.^[2]

Reception

The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in the web category.^[15]