diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/koharu.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/koharu.py
index ac238a2e68..f7c29c8764 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/koharu.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/koharu.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class KoharuGalleryExtractor(KoharuExtractor, GalleryExtractor):
     filename_fmt = "{num:>03}.{extension}"
     directory_fmt = ("{category}", "{id} {title}")
     archive_fmt = "{id}_{num}"
+    request_interval = 0.0
     pattern = BASE_PATTERN + r"/(?:g|reader)/(\d+)/(\w+)"
     example = "https://koharu.to/g/12345/67890abcde/"
 
@@ -101,8 +102,6 @@ def metadata(self, _):
         url = "{}/books/detail/{}/{}".format(
             self.root_api, self.groups[0], self.groups[1])
         self.data = data = self.request(url, headers=self.headers).json()
-        data.pop("rels", None)
-        data.pop("thumbnails", None)
 
         tags = []
         for tag in data["tags"]:
@@ -112,6 +111,14 @@ def metadata(self, _):
         data["tags"] = tags
         data["date"] = text.parse_timestamp(data["created_at"] // 1000)
 
+        try:
+            if self.cbz:
+                data["count"] = len(data["thumbnails"]["entries"])
+            del data["thumbnails"]
+            del data["rels"]
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
         return data
 
     def images(self, _):
diff --git a/test/results/koharu.py b/test/results/koharu.py
index 91688ebfbe..3ab23505ee 100644
--- a/test/results/koharu.py
+++ b/test/results/koharu.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "#pattern" : r"https://kisakisexo.xyz/download/59896/a4fbd1828229/f47639c6abaf1903dd69c36a3d961da84741a1831aa07a2906ce9c74156a5d75\?v=1721626410802&w=0",
     "#count"   : 1,
 
-    "count"     : 1,
+    "count"     : 22,
     "created_at": 1721626410802,
     "date"      : "dt:2024-07-22 05:33:30",
     "extension" : "cbz",