I don't read manga. Not really. Certainly not manga that's still being serialized. It's just not my style. I hate waiting and I generally want to just coast and enjoy the arc of the story in it's entirety. Yet, here I am, writing about a manga that's still being serialized. With the above context in mind, I think I can more clearly communicate to you, dear reader, how much I love Gal Gohan. Let's break it down shall we?

Story: The story's probably the one part where things fall somewhat flat. Schoolgirl in love with her teacher really should be listed as a trope if it isn't by now, especially for Japanese media. Yet, Gal Gohan puts quite the shine on an old story, and it's hard to not support and enjoy the lead heroine's (Miku) earnest feelings... while being a bit of a goober about how she expresses them. When the second heroine was introduced I was worried the story would go off formula a bit and that it would lose the luster I'd been enjoying so much, but in the end the course is true, even with more characters sharing that course.

Short version: The jokes are funny, the emotions heartfelt and endearing. Perfect for a romcom with impact.

Art: Honestly just got look at the art. The girls are all uniquely designed, and even the male lead, Mr. Yabe manages to not look like a stock male lead for anime and manga. The panels flow nicely, the environments are detailed and engaging, and action, is illustrated quite fluidly.

...plus there's plenty of panty shots and various "ecchi" material... which is quite nice to look at. Miku's a stunner and the art illustrates that very well.

Character: Making archetypes into interesting characters takes a deft hand with the pen. Trust me, I'm an author myself. Taking archetypes, and a somewhat tropetastic story, then making something engaging and spirited out of it, well that's even more special, and I'd say where Gal Gohan really puts rubber to the road is with it's characters. Miku's an engaging and, despite her attempts to act otherwise, intelligent female lead, and her goober moments, driven by her pure and sweet heart, whether she's managed a slapstick klutz move or she's realized she's expressed her feelings a bit too directly are great. Then again, I enjoy a girl who clearly knows how to use her looks to her advantage shifting to pure maiden mode without a clutch.

Fujiwara is a character that very easily could have stayed as stock standard issue, but develops rather nicely into more than the sum of her tropes. (Much more than this is spoiler territory so I'll leave it here)

Yabe too does an excellent job, not just of being a good teacher, but showing exactly why Miku's into him. He's reliable, kind, the right kind of intense... and he can cook. (irl dating tip from a married guy, learn to cook gentlemen. Miku digs a man who knows his way around a kitchen, and so do most women. Plus eating good food is it's own reward.) He's a decent guy, and he's earned Miku's affections in a very believable way that does deepen and go further than a simple school girl crush.

Enjoyment: I think that's pretty obvious by now considering I'm writing a freaking essay on a romcom about a pure gyaru trying to earn her Mrs. degree immediately after graduating high school.