#Gojo Wakana

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Spy x Family = romance for people who fantasize about getting married and having kids

Kaguya-Sama = romance for people who deal with anxiety

Horimiya = romance for teenagers (seriously, this is the most “teenage romance” anime series I’ve encountered)

My Dress Up Darling = romance specifically for nerds and geeks (because Marin and Gojo are nerds in their own way and the show’s message is about embracing what you love)

Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It = romance for socially awkward people / people who don’t really get social cues

Grand Blue = romance for fratbros and sorority girls

DanDaDan = romance for weeeeiiiird people (affectionately)

[gabbyp09]

[whatisthepointinthisworld]

My Dress Up Darling - Chapter 107

[cute-girls-from-vns-anime-manga]

HA WHAT A WONDERFUL RESPONSE!

[wormzandgutz]

cuteness aggression

[chungledownbeamcannon]

She's so gremlin

[drinks-battery-acid]

Gojo and the bad bitch he pulled by being autistic

[eiichiro]

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

“My Dress Up Darling” is one of the best examples of how perspective is important to character development and the story. Because if you think about it, MDUD is a love story between two protagonists. Both Marin and Gojo fulfill the role of the “average” MC and the person who is out of the MC’s league. It’s like this:

From Gojo’s POV, he’s the social outcast loser who fell hard for the gorgeous, popular, cool girl at school. He can’t fathom why this super cool girl wants to hang out with him, but he’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep their friendship going. Even though he’s crushing hard on her, he thinks he doesn’t have a chance with her, thus his focus is just to maintain their friendship.

From Marin’s POV, she’s the weird, lovable nerd who is a klutz and constantly embarrasses herself. She then falls hard for this sensitive, handsome artist who takes care of her needs (like cooking her delicious, healthy meals). The artist also agrees to make her dreams come true - cosplaying - by designing clothes for her FOR FREE, which makes her fall even harder for the artist.

This is also why I believe the story really gets going after the Shizuka arc. Once you start seeing the story more from Marin’s POV, Marin starts coming off as more of the “average” person while Gojo becomes more of the dreamboat. It’s fascinating because both perspectives work. Marin IS super cool and a klutz. Gojo IS a social outcast and a handsome, sensitive artist. It makes for a fun dynamic, especially when the story switches POVs.

Also, this helps flesh the characters out. I feel like MDUD would not be anywhere near as successful if it didn’t do the switches to Marin’s POV. If the story didn’t, then Marin would just be another manic pixie dream girl there for Gojo’s development, which would be lame. Ironically, Marin’s character becomes more lovable and interesting when the story starts letting her be more flawed, accident-prone and flustered.

Gojo’s character also becomes more lovable because making him the out-of-their-league person from Marin’s perspective feels like a natural progression. I mean…he’s a handsome artist who is an amazing cook, designs 5-star level cosplays for free, and is a subconscious smooth talker (the “beautiful” line). In any other story, he’d be the object of affection.

Anyways, I recommend My Dress Up Darling.

[gabbyp09]

[pixelizedprince]

[bisotin]

"I wuv u Gojo-kun..."

I was very happy seeing them finally admit their feelings to each other.

[ruttarbee]

These MCs finally deserved their W's

[finalcake-art]

These two were who I had in mind when I saw the Barbie & Ken mugshots

[litiethuu]

Wakana gojo x Marin Kitagawa 💕

[stella-so-sly93]

Why Gojo and Marin are adorkably perfect for each other summed up in one gif.