#Gojou Wakana

[gabbyp09]

[thesoffgengar]

Chapter 25

Chapter 108

I love Marin and Wakana so much you guys you don't even know,,

[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.

[apparently-artless]

♡ 14 Days to Fall in Love ♡ with: @mokacheer

↪ Day 8: Sweet like chocolate ✦ Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

[animangabwedit]

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru by Fukuda Shinichi

[frickingnerd]

what would i do without you?

pairing: wakana gojo x gn!reader

summary: while taking a break from work with gojo, he reveals to you how much you mean to him…

tags: minor injuries & mentions of blood, flustered gojo & reader, vague confession, holding hands, wholesome fluff

it had been hours since gojo and you had started working on this new outfit together. the sun had already set, but neither of you seemed to have even noticed. you were diligently working together; gojo was sewing together the cloth for the outfit, while you were sketching new concepts, adding details to certain outfits and thinking of how to build the perfect accessories for it.

“ouch–!”

gojo's gasp made you look up from your sketch. the needle he worked with had slipped and he hurt his finger. it wasn't a huge wound, but you still put aside your work and inched closer to him, taking his hand into your own.

“let me take a look at it” you said, shortly smiling at him, before focusing your attention on his finger. he started to bleed a little, so you grabbed your bag with your free hand, roaming through it, until you found some bandages. carefully, you wrapped one of them around his finger.

“does it still hurt?” you asked, after you were done. but gojo shook his head softly.

“no, it's fine. thank you…” he said, his eyes lingering on you for a moment and his gaze softening, before a few more words slipped from his lips. “i… i wouldn't know what i’d do without you.”

“h-huh?” a blush hushed over your cheeks and you chuckled awkwardly, hoping to play off how flustered that bit of praise made you. “i– i didn't do anything, really! it's just a bandage, it's not a big deal…”

“no, i– i didn't just say that because of the bandage. you're just always there to help me, no matter what. buying the materials with me, helping me come up with the concepts, spending your days here and helping me wherever you can. if you weren't here, i don't think my work would be even half as good as it is now. i couldn't imagine doing this without you…”

gojo's kind words didn't necessarily help you to get less flustered. with each sweet and genuine word of praise, your cheeks turned more and more red. until finally, you sunk your face into your hands, in an attempt to hide how flustered you were.

“i-i'm sorry! d-did I say something wrong?” gojo panicked when he noticed you hiding your face. “i-i didn't mean to upset you! you're just really important to me and i… i wanted to let you know! things just don't feel right when you aren't by my side…”

“g-gojo…” you slowly removed the hands from your face, revealing your blushing face to the boy. when he saw that you were all red, a blush hushed over his cheeks as well. “you… you didn't say anything wrong. i feel the same way, actually. i couldn't imagine doing this without you either”

there was a moment of silence, in which gojo seemed to be deep in thought. until suddenly, he felt your hand brushing over his own and a soft “oh” escaped his lips, as his cheeks burned up.

“this doesn't change anything, does it? i mean… we can still work together, right?” you shyly asked, hoping you hadn't ruined things.

“n-no! I mean– YES! we can still work together! i still *want* to work together with you! y-you're my inspiration for all of this, so if you weren't here anymore, i–” gojo caught himself before he could say more, taking a deep breath and sighing softly. he really needed to calm down, but it was so hard when you sat so close to him and held his hand.

“then… shall we get back to work?” you asked, hoping the awkward tension between you two would dissolve once you focused on your work again.

“i…” gojo opened his mouth, only to shut it again right after. he hesitated, before suddenly he tightly held onto your hand. “i'd like to… sit like this for a little bit longer. if you don't mind, that is…”

[choujinx]

SONO BISQUE DOLL WA KOI WO SURU (2018-?) by fukuda shinichi

[ulmicola]

After several chapters of drama and padding, they fucking did it.

Marin's gonna devour that guy, for sure. XD

[graymackford2024]

O beijo que tanto espero acontecer

Eu amo esses dois❤️

[imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs]

I’ve conceived a My Dress Up Darling fanfic where Gojo gets a “rival” who has to help him develop Marin’s cosplay of Bugs Bunny in drag

[anime-world210]

A veces es muy difícil decir lo que te gusta o lo que quieres, requiere mucho valor.

Los invito a echar un vistazo a mi Twitter @/Edgar18022040 o (animeworld210💙🧣) espero les guste

[gabbyp09]

[thesoffgengar]

Just read ch111 of kisekoi and I absolutely ADORE that Marin's friends have basically adopted Wakana into their group 🫶 of course it's been building up since previous chapters (especially after the sports festival arc that he really gets closer to some classmates, like how two of them stand with him outside school while he waits for Akira)

But also 😭 watch out Marin another blond with pierced ears is about to steal your man

Murakami was the friend that treated Wakana to ramen in chapter 90-90.5!!

I also really like how he gets along with the other boys in the group (Takeru, Kensei, Kashiwagi) but Murakami just stands out lmao

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

One reason why I feel Wakana Gojo (My Dress Up Darling) is a step above most anime male love interests is that the story does a good job showing why Marin would fall for him. Now I’m not saying every anime has this problem, but I do feel there’s a lot of stories where the male lead is just…meh? The setup is usually that they’re this loser dude (possibly a NEET) who doesn’t get a lot of attention. But then they meet this girl(s) who fall madly in love with him for some reason.

It feels author insert-y, not gonna lie. Not that that’s a problem, it’s just that a lot of these protagonists end up being bland drips who don’t do much to earn the attention they get. Speaking as someone who has been in a relationship, no one’s gonna look your way if you’re not offering something back. And I’m not just talking about looks or manners, there’s gotta be something deeper.

That’s why Gojo is a top-tier male romcom MC since he does have a lot to offer. If you look past his timid, social outcast exterior, you have a character who:

* designs high-quality clothes for his love interest for free. For FREE.

* is happy to make clothes for his love interest because he knows her dream is to be a cosplayer

* is a good cook and cooks for his love interest, especially since she canonically is not good at that

* takes time to understand his love interest’s fandoms and interests. Not only that, he actually gets into them. This is a huge deal to Marin since Marin talks about how she would recommend her fandoms to other people, but no one would really follow up on her recommendations.

* is dedicated to making his love interest happy. For example, he was willing to design a whole cosplay over one night because he thought that Marin asked him to do so.

* is secretly smooth with his words. For example, he delivered this whole monologue about how sacred the word “beautiful” is to him, that he can only say the word if he truly meant it. Later on, he tells Marin that she’s beautiful.

This is why Gojo is a S-tier romcom love interest. You don’t have to question why Marin falls for him, the story does a good job showing why.

[cantheywinthehungergames]

My tribute for submission: Wakana Gojo

Media: my dress up darling

Age: same as Marin, so 15-16 years old

Restrictions: na, regular human person

Name: Wakana Gojo

Age: 15

Restrictions: None

If you would like to see a character aged 12-18 enter the Hunger Games, please submit them through my asks. 19+ aged character submissions are currently closed.

Please also look at my pinned post for submission rules as well as a list of previously submitted characters prior to submitting your character.

[shinobisage09]

|| Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-up Darling) - Episode 12 I have to say, this is probably the cutest 'new' series I picked up in such a long while. It does everything spectacularly good and doesn't try to force an 'original anime-only' character just to have a 'climactic' ending to a season. There's more to say, but I'll leave it here, and just gush over how adorable this ending was. So excited for Season 2!