History Webcomic / HangInThereKogasaSan

->Ohhh? I may exaggerate, but I don't draw anything false, do I?
--> '''Kogasa''', when Yamame complained one of his earlier strips tarnished her reputation.

** Doujin artists will be depicted as the characters they're most fond of/associated with. If the author uses a specific avatar themselves, they'll appear that way in this comic too (like Warugaki as Remilia or [[Webcomic/TagDream Orange Jelly/Dei Shirou]] as a muscular guy with a flan pudding for a head). Hitoshi will also try to mimic an artist's particular style with their avatar, which is part of the reason people were able to ID Koakuma as Curesento.

* OtakuSurrogate: Naturally, since the comic is about doujin artists. The comic itself reveals most of Kogasa's interests (besides ''Touhou'', he likes ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' and ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan''), Sanae loves ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''[[note]]sometimes to Kogasa's horror, usually when she tries to force him to watch it[[/note]] and ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' and is part of a ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' doujin circle with Nazrin, Ran loves Franchise/HelloKitty, etc.

** Sanae has her own obsession: Penguins. She '''adores''' penguins and will never intentionally pass up the chance to see them.

It is published daily on {{Pixiv}}, and an English-translated and regularly updated version can be found [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/2420?page=1 here]].

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=2174397 When the group visits JAL]] and sees a giant airplane hangar, Kogasa and Nazrin imagine the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHsGhrHGcB0 Theme of MAT]]" from ''[[Franchise/UltraSeries Ultraman]]''; Sanae notices and immediately says "You two are singing the 'Wandaba' song in your heads, aren't you?"

** [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]] is also a recurring cameo throughout the series. Usually shows up as a less-than-trustworthy convention organizer whom Kogasa ends up trusting anyway, with terrible consequences.

* AuthorAvatar: Kogasa for the maker, Sanae for his wife, and random Touhou characters for everyone else.
** There's some specific choices: [[Webcomic/TagDream Orange Jelly/Dei Shirou]] is a muscular guy with a flan pudding for a head; [=Yuzuna99=], the maker of "Hang in There, Kogasa-chan," gets an extra-cutesy Kogasa in her style; and Warugaki gets a simple Remilia, fond of wiggling.

* CreatorCameo: ZUN himself appears in a couple of story arcs; he's actually depicted as himself rather than having a stand-in character like everyone else in the series. In his first appearance, Kogasa thanks him for everything he's done.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: During the Anime Boston arc, Kogasa walks into one of his handlers' hotel rooms and sees Seiga tying Yoshika up ''shibari''-style; thankfully Kogasa doesn't make a big deal out of it[[note]]In his commentary, Mizuki said that he figured it was on the level since Yoshika was fully clothed[[/note]]. The people involved explained in the Danbooru comments that Yoshika had volunteered to model for an art livestream they were doing.

* NoSenseOfDirection: Yamame.

* OtakuSurrogate: Sanae is a ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' fan, sometimes to Kogasa's horror (usually when she tries to force him to watch it); she's also into ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', being part of a ''[=KanColle=]'' dojin circle along with Nazrin. (Kogasa himself is more into {{moe}}.)

* SequentialArtist: A certain amount of the strips are basically about the pain of being a doujinshi artist; there are poorly conducted cons that make substantial losses (q.v. the [=PMMM=] convention mentioned under ShoutOut below)[[labelnote:elaboration]]The PMMM franchise's unprecedented popularity forced the convention to extend from a one-day, single-room convention to being held in two convention rooms several blocks apart, and the con was divided into three sessions such that every participant was only allowed to have 90 minutes of time.[[/labelnote]], and there've been cases where he had to attend cons that he didn't want any part of[[labelnote:elaboration]]For example, he entered a con for the urophiliac {{fetish}} only so he could attend two other cons nearby that were already full.[[/labelnote]].
* ShoutOut: An entire arc was more or less recreating ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Fitting, since the arc was about a [=PMMM=] con.

** There have been a few nods to ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan''; Kogasa's claims that he needs to replenish his "Karaokenium" by singing is based off a similar gag where Mahiro's mother says that she needs "Sononium" generated by [[CuddleBug cuddling her son]]. Additionally, in one of the karaoke marathon arcs Nyarko herself was used as the avatar for the store's manager.
* ShowWithinAShow: Sort of. In one story arc, the characters watch episodes of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.

* AcrophobicBird: Sadly, only the acrophobia part of the trope applies to Kogasa.

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''Hang in There, Kogasa-chan!'', an entirely unrelated dojin that actually predates this one (Hitoshi has said that he didn't know that series existed when he made this one). Its author [=Yuzuna99=] has shown up a few times and is always depicted as an even cuter version of Kogasa than Hitoshi's avatar.

** In one of the karaoke marathon arcs, the karaoke facility's manager is depicted as [[LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan Nyarko]].

--> ''Kogasa'', when Yamame complained one of his earlier strips tarnished her reputation.

''Hang in There, Kogasa-San'' is a VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Fan WebComic story about Kogasa Tatara and Sanae Kochiya being happily married and living together. Both are famous manga artists, and the story describes their daily lives between traveling, conventions, and general tasks for work. The catch is that all the storylines are based on the life of the author, Mizuki Hitoshi, comically exaggerated.

* CovertPervert: Sanae. Not ''too'' covert, though.

* OtakuSurrogate: Sanae is a Gundam fan, sometimes to Kogasa's horror. (Kogasa himself is more into {{moe}}.)

* RunningGag:
** Kogasa orders a meal, only to get the wrong one or nothing at all.
** Yuyuko brings Kogasa or Sanae to restaurants that are massively overpriced for the couple, only for Yuyuko to pick up the tab, forcing the two to eat.
** Yamame gets lost, forgets something vital, and/or arrives late.
** Yuyuko forces Kogasa to eat a lot of food when she gets the chance.

** During [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/807537 the first "trip to America" arc]], Kogasa shows an uncanny ability to attract rain, enough to cause record-low temperatures in places.

* FanDisservice: Whenever Kogasa does something incredibly adorable, at least one commenter (and sometimes the author) will remind everyone else that she represents a 30-some-year-old man.

** Sanae's mother, Suwako, also shows signs of this, like getting angry when learning Kogasa's first meeting with Sanae didn't immediately lead to "passionate love" and being curious about Kanako and Sanae's sex life.

** There's some specific choices: [[Webcomic/TagDream Orange Jelly/Dei Shirou]] is a muscular guy with a flan pudding for a head; Yuzuna99, the maker of "Hang in there Kogasa-chan," gets an extra-cutesy Kogasa in her style; and Warugaki gets a simple Remilia, fond of wiggling.
** Sanae's parents are also, obviously, portrayed as Kanako and Suwako, while Kogasa's family...are not exactly Touhou characters.

* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Some of the one-shot characters do this. It's unavoidable, due to the author using some of the game's rather distinctive cast members as extras. Averted as of late as the author reduces non important characters to featureless blobs; and reserving actual Touhou characters for closer friends and acquaintances.

** Yuyuko brings Kogasa or Sanae to restaurants that are massively overpriced for the couple. Only for Yuyuko to pick up the tab; forcing the two to eat.

** The servant is the one in charge of the relationship in a reversal of the games. Youmu often keeps Yuyuko on a tight leash and Ran is strict about Yukari's carefree attitude.
* SequentialArtist: A certain amount of the strips are basically about the pain of being a doujinshi artist; there are poorly conducted cons that make substantial loss (q.v. the [=PMMM=] convention mentioned under ShoutOut below)[[labelnote:elaboration]]The PMMM franchise's unprecedented popularity forced the convention to extend from a one-day, single-room convention to being held in two convention rooms several blocks apart, and the con was divided into three sessions such that every participant was only allowed to have 90 minutes of time.[[/labelnote]], and there've been cases where he had to attend cons that he didn't want any part of[[labelnote:elaboration]]For example, he entered a con for the urophiliac {{fetish}} only so he could attend two other cons nearby that were already full.[[/labelnote]].

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Comsidering that the manga is a journalesque affair; the majority of plots are based off of Mizuki Hitoshi's experiences traveling abroad. He sometimes adds commentary to his stories to tell what really happens; or to remind the reader that some of the things are embellished.

* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Some of the one-shot characters do this. It's unavoidable, due to the author using some of the game's rather distinctive cast members as extras.

** Yuyuko brings Kogasa or Sanae to restaurants that are massively overpriced for the couple.

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Some of the one-shot characters do this. It's unavoidable, due to the author using some of the game's rather distinctive cast members as extras.