Audience reviews
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kagemata
“Romcom MC Starter Pack: The Socially Inept Potato”
At this point, I’m convinced there’s a secret anime industry rulebook that says:
> “Thou shalt not create a romcom protagonist with basic human communication skills.”
Because seriously, how many times do I have to watch another so-called “male lead” who looks like he just got hit by Windows XP’s Blue Screen of Death the moment a girl makes eye contact?
Every season, without fail, we get another clone: Girl says “hi” → MC.exe has stopped working.
Girl shows some skin → error 404: dignity not found.
Girl breathes in his direction → instant blushing nuclear meltdown.
Like bro… you’re not encountering an eldritch horror from another dimension, it’s just a high school girl talking to you. Calm down. I’m introverted too, but I don’t act…
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A manic pixie dream girl falls into the lap of a lonely loser. She's conventionally attractive, only has eyes for him, and spends her time playing hentai games like she has F95zone as her home page. Yep. Uh huh. Okie dokie. This type of wish fulfillment isn't any more unrealistic than, say, the ability to have literal superpowers shown in many other series. Yet it feels distinctly more pernicious, perhaps because something like super-strength or invincibility is silly enough that we intrinsically know it's a fantasy, while "finding the dream girl" seems like it miiiiight be possible with just a few more Tinder swipes.
The protagonist is an annoyingly incompetent fool. His social anxiety is so crippling that it verges on autism, and as such I really have trouble empathizing with him. More…
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WHAT THE HELL I JUST WATCHED ?!
What a waste of time. This romantic comedy had very little romance. Had some comedy I must admit, I smiled a few times. But mostly it's tits, butt, clothes, butt, tits, makeups, dressing up, clothes, more butt and tits. That sums it up, that's all! The balance of content is ridiculous here - I guess they tried to warn us with the title.. From the middle I was mostly skipping through endless discussions about clothes and cosplay in hope of reaching something meaningful. And I didn't find it. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK! Up until the ending, which felt so hamfisted like they at the last moment realized hey, that supposed to be romantic show, lets shove something in there for good measure. Maybe it worked for some but it was so little, so out of place with the rest o…
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For some time now, I've wanted to write a review about this anime. I think it's good to express my opinion on this work since in addition to practicing my writing a little, I can also express some points about this anime. From now on, this review will be extremely negative so feel free to disagree with my opinion.
I was at the beginning of 2022 (my god how fast time passes) and I came across a new anime from CloverWorks, a producer that despite some disasters like The Promissed Neverland and Darling In The Fraxx, knows how to make good anime like Spy x Family, Horimiya and Wonder Egg Priority. Since at that time I didn't have anything better to do other than go to school and sleep, I watched any anime that came out during the season and Dress-Up Darling was no exception. I had very high ex…
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Another Rom-com anime, My Dress-up Darling had a brilliant animation by Cloverworks, but a poor representation of romance between the main characters.
First of all, Kitagawa is way too lewd and the Gojo was too innocent. I kinda felt this duo seemed a total mismatch somehow, and couldn't even get through many irrelevant laugh that were in the show. Creating a show with a beautiful/waifu type eroge inspired female mc and an innocent good looking male mc, is not all that is needed to have a good romance.
The story was not so good, and there was strong fanservice, although I am surprised how it is not ecchi though. It's another Rom-com goody attempted to be on the list of best in the genre, but I felt no enjoyment watching this at all, except the animation being good (and the OP and ED as w…
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***THIS IS MY SECOND REVIEW FOR THIS SHOW BECAUSE MY FIRST REVIEW WAS POSTED IN WRONG USUAL TIME. IT CONTAINS SPOILERS AND IS CO-WRITTEN BY MY ROMANCE ENTHUSIAST FRIENDS AND MY OLDER SISTER***
WARNING: IF YOU DON’T LIKE CRITICISMS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP VIEWING THIS REVIEW. BUT IF YOU CALM DOWN YOUR BALLS AND ARE OPEN TO SOME OPINIONS, FEEL FREE TO READ.
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In a nutshell (Powerpuff Girls Intro):
A self-inserting MC (3D Kanojo Girl), good animation (Horimiya), and a cheeky FML (Nagatoro-san). These were the ingredients chosen to create the “perfect” manga. But Shin'ichi Fukuda accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction--
The Chemical F(anservice)
Thus, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi or Suru were born.
Another in a nutshell:
60% Fanservice
36% Animation
2…
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**THIS IS MY 2ND REVIEW ON ANIME. I WILL MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES.**
**I HAVE DELETED AND REWROTE MY PRELIM REVIEW SINCE I HAVE FINISHED THE SHOW ALREADY**
I really don't get the high rating for this anime, I really don't... Well, maybe I do because it was made by CloverWorks. When I saw that the show was made by CloverWorks, I was fascinated, to say the least. They have come back to create another anime, Sono Bisque Doll, ever since the disaster of WEP Special. And this time, it is a romcom. Don't get me wrong. I love romcoms, if they're funny and make me feel comfortable, but Sono Bisque Doll is pretty interesting. I do understand that it has the ecchi tag, but there are some things that I don't feel comfortable with.
The first thing I notice is the story. Basically, it is about some ki…
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If you have read a couple of reviews about this anime, you will agree with me that there are two clear opinions about it: People who paint it as a 'Masterpiece' (I'm serious, there are people who have rated it working with a 10 and also explicitly spelled 'Masterpiece') and the people who 'hate' it. I personally find that the most appropriate word to describe what is told in the synopsis and the premise of the series is 'misleading'.
Before continuing I would like to make it clear that I have seen a good amount of anime with the genres that are labeled My Dress Up Darling, 'Romance' and 'Slice of Life', so I do not consider myself to have little experience with the elements that make up animes with those genres.
Story(2/10): The series centers on the relationship between two 15-year-old…
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Dress Up Darling review contains mild spoilers
Is this peak romance?
Another season another romcom to put a smile on my face every week. Although it's not the best that I have watched, My Dress-Up Darling still shows why romcom is one of the best anime genres.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
My first impression of the show was that Kitagawa is way too lewd and the Gojo was too innocent. I kinda felt this duo seemed a total mismatch somehow, and couldn't even get through many irrelevant laugh that were in the show. Creating a show with a beautiful/waifu type eroge inspired female mc and an innocent good looking male mc, is not all that is needed to have a good romance. I thought The story was not so good, and there was strong fanservice, although I am surprised how it is not ecchi though. It's anothe…
Read at the sourceevangelionlove
We all watch anime for different reasons. Some want the adrenaline rush a shonen or sports anime can provide. Some like the laid-back nature of slice of lifes. Some like the philosophy presented in psychological anime. Others watch for waifus, which is the audience Dress Up Darling appeals to. As someone who doesn’t watch anime for that reason, I found this series to be mediocre.
The characters are as lazy as they come. Gojo is a high school student who has an usual hobby of making Hina dolls. When he gets teased for it as a child, he believes he must hide this side of himself, which, in turn, leads him to having no friends. Marin, on the other hand, is just waifubait. She serves as a fantasy for otakus; she accepts him for who he is, likes anime, likes cosplaying, has an hourglass figur…
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My Dress Up Darling is fun and all but sadly nothing but waifu bait.
The story is set up in the way all romcoms are, its the that same formula used here. Its about cosplaying which is unique enough to the whole anime romance genre, but the thing is everything else in MDD is seen somewhere else.
Girl and Boy accidentally meet
Girl and boy get together every time in some way
Both develop feelings for each other
This is exactly how MDD is set up and how it works, yep, the same way you have seen in every romcom. Its very predictable because of that but trust me, the show doesn't stop being enjoyable.
You know how most romcoms try to make you smile? Yep, fanservice. That's how MDD does it too, it shows tons of fanservice and horny kids start going wild about it, its enjoyable but some times…
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I cannot emphasize this enough, but My Dress-Up Darling is an ECCHI rom-com. Forget the synopsis about the interesting life of a cosplayer and doll-maker respectively, this is a terrible high school slice of life with some of the worst ecchi sequences I have ever seen. I would like to preface at the beginning of this review that My Dress-Up Darling has become one of my most hated anime. Admittedly, that doesn’t excuse me from just trashing the show entirely, so I will still try to be as objective as I can, since this review is meant for potential viewers.
I’ve seen many shows and movies that focus on high-schoolers. This time, the series mainly focuses on the relationship of a tailor and a cosplayer with the shy introverted boy Gojou Wakana and manic pixie dream girl Marin Kitagawa as our…
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*SOME SPOILERS AHEAD*
During these past few anime seasons, I've noticed one thing; that's there's ALWAYS that one romance anime where it has one goal in mind - to bait weebs with such a "high-quality waifu" that would boost the anime's popularity. I call this the "waifu bait anime." It usually has the main girl characterized as an "amazing waifu" with colored hair and eyes, and of course a good body that would basically generate more simps to her, and of course a dull, basic, lame looking MC who just hit the jackpot because they have the main girl by his sides because *ahem* p l o t.
We've had several "waifu-bait" anime like Nagatoro-san on Spring 2021, Komi-san on Fall 2021, and the upcoming Shikimori-san (and again, Komi-san S2) on Spring 2022. But let's get these anime out of the way,…
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I welcome you to the latest installment of...WAIFU WARS!!!
A recent phenomenon where current popular anime are often completely spearheaded by one girl. Nothing else, such as an insightful plot or having a non generic protagonist, matters in the face of this one girl. Creators think, "How can I sell my work and get it recognized by the public?" And the answer they arrive at is really quite simple.
People. Want. Waifus.
There are multiple varieties of anime that could potentially fit this mold, so I'll give you some of the bigger names that I believe really exemplify the Waifu Wars mentality. The prequels to My Dress Up Darling if you will. We have...
Takagi-San, The Forehead Menace
Uzaki-Chan, Attack of the Big Ol' Boobies
Nagatoro-San, Revenge of the Tanned Bully
But now another…
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Sono Bisque Doll is another of the “unpopular guy gets bitches” subgenre. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that’s bad by itself. I have, after all, enjoyed to some extent Nagatoro-san or Uzaki-chan. So why didn’t I have similar experience with My Dress-Up Darling? Good question.
Let’s start with the good parts. First off, the production value is surprisingly high. The animation is fluid and the visuals are crisp. This applies especially for fanservice scenes, as there is obviously significant increase in effort during those. One small detail that I also quite liked is that when scenes from an older (fictional) anime are shown, the screen resolution actually changes to 4:3, staying true to the old-school feel.
Then there is the voice action. Plenty of people were surprised this was…
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Humans really are fascinating animals, with the most potential of any species on this planet that we can Earth. If we look into a mirror, we see a reflection and may ask ourselves who or what we want to be. What if I told you that there's a beautiful girl named Marin who takes up cosplaying as a life hobby? When she looks into a mirror, she sees herself as a cosplayer, playing on her fashion style and character.
Translated as 'My Dress-Up Darling', the anime is based on the manga about a guy with a girlish hobby making friends with a very attractive girl, with a love of cosplaying. The first episode feels like fate connecting the two together at school. Yes, it's not a common hobby for a guy to enjoy crafting hina dolls and admiring its art form. That's why Wakana Gojo doesn't have many f…
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The author of sono bisque dollwa is either a genius or just plain fucking lucky.
Ecchi romance is still a hard game to play with the western audience, We love ecchi ofc :3, but we love it ONLY IF IT IS Tasteful, This is simply not possible if we take the staple IDEAL JAPANESE BLACK hair girl since their appeal is they ARE SHY, MODEST ETC or the Tsundere. Now how do you find a girl that appeals to Western fans, While still remaining loyal to your Japanese audience?
Enter the GYARU girl
Gyaru is a Japanese fad of the 90s I think which was popular among young girls, they resemble westerners much more than they do the Japanese. However the girls are STILL Japanese hence Kitagawa marin is an absolute WIN-WIN. Now to balance out the Japanese aspect the guy is the traditional Japanese guy!
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The whole tradition of Japanese Hina Dolls, and the subvertion of one de-facto activity widely treasured in the Otakudom: cosplay. Marry them both, and you'd get female mangaka Shinichi Fukuda's rom-com series that can only be represented with one word: BEAUTIFUL. Because more than anything else but the one and only definite stand-out new AOTS of the Winter 2022 season, this is a love song to the traditional Hina doll art of craftsmanship, more than just a clear-cut case of superior CloverWorks production and quality.
In order to understand Sono Bisque Doll a.k.a My Dress-Up Darling that has taken the anime community by a massive hefty storm, we need to go back to its roots, to the inspiration that started this now beloved fan-favourite: the Suzuki Ningyo Doll studio with a rich history a…
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In recent seasons, Cloverworks have seemingly mastered the art of the slice of life romcom. Sono Bisque is the latest jewel in their SoL crown and is a must watch for anyone looking for a fun anime.
Story-wise, Sono Bisque is actually pretty unique. While it plays on many of the same high school romcom tropes we’re accustomed to, Gojo’s background as a hina dollmaker manages to add a fresh twist on things. The art of doll making is not something I can ever say that I had an interest in, yet the anime approaches it in such a way that you can’t help but want to learn more. On top of that, it being a seinen, the relationship between Gojo and Marin is handled in a much more mature and organic way than you typically get in romcoms. Obviously it’s still anime, and you have the usual bashful/flu…
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Well, every now and then there’s going to be an overly well animated ecchi series that grabs audiences by the penis and drags them to watch a show for the “plot”. Recently we had tan girl bullying pathetic boy the anime and this is essentially just another series along the same vein, except instead of being bullied you’re fantasizing dating the hottest girl in school. Don’t let the pretty visuals, focus on an otaku hobby, and obviously well designed soundtrack fool you, this is basically just lowbrow softcore pornography in animated form.
Enter our main character, self-insert *cough* I mean Gojou kun. Gojou is supposedly your everyday guy, totally normal and relatable, except for some reason he has no friends, has never managed to make friends in his entire life and is obsessed with dolls…
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