I came looking for copper and I found gold. Yes I have seen the Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata anime and of course wanted more content to the story. As we all know there is unfortunately no available English translation of the original light novels anywhere which is why I decided to read this. Basically I was only expecting a simple Utaha route but this manga is so much more than that. This manga gives us a little inside view of everything that happens in the production and creation of the anime that we love to watch the Light Novels and manga that we love to read and the games that we love to play. It showcases the many challenges that creators have to face as they strive to make an impact in the Otaku world. Probably the most important thing we can get from it is that all those anime we have seen and manga/light novels we have read were extremely far from easy to make. It showed us how the authors can get torn up with all the decisions they have to make regarding the flow of their story as well as the complexity of making an anime due to the various factors hey need to consider such as casting character design storyboards schedule etc. As for the romance aspect which a lot of readers have come for it was indeed a wholesome journey that Kasumigaoka Utaha fans would enjoy. The story revolves around four characters: Utaha Tomoya Machida and Sagara all of whom have appeared in the main Saekano series except for Sagara who is an exclusive character for this story. Thats all Im gonna say in order to avoid any spoilers. The characters in the story were presented pretty well. They were given proper introductions despite being a spinoff making it possible for people who havent seen/read the main Saekano storyline to enjoy this manga. In other words this can be read as a whole story in itself and not be thought of as plainly another route. Although there were some references that could only be understood if you have watched/read the main storyline. For the art it looked clean and beautiful. It did not look exactly the same as the anime though which gives it a sense of originality. Additionally there were quite a handful of chibi scenes but they were utilized appropriately so because they were not used during important and intense scenes. Overall this manga was truly amazing and had exceeded my expectations. One thing is for sure: it gave me a newfound respect for all creators as well as the production and marketing staff. As a final word I recommend this manga even to those who have not seen or did not like Saekano as it indulges the readers into a behindthescenes aspect of the Otaku culture while telling a romantic and hardshipfilled tale of a writer editor and an artist as they create an instant hit novel series.