In a popular comment forum in Japan, a thread was opened where users commented on the popularity of the franchise of Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-Up Darling), the thread was generated after the first Blu-ray/DVD package amassed more than ten thousand copies sold in its first week, surpassing the second season of Princess Connect! Re:Divewhich usually occupies the top positions of its season.
Notable comments include the following:
- «Was it sold because it was erotic? It’s fun?».
- «Well, the first one includes a very cheap dakimakura, surely that was the reason for the sale. We’ll see if the second package, which doesn’t include that, sells the same.».
- «The Chinese seemed to like it a lot, but what don’t they like?».
- «Simply because there are so many young people, romantic comedies are always successful. Especially when one of the two is an otaku».
- «It’s great to exceed 10,000 copies sold at this time, even with the benefits of the package».
- «I watch the anime and dream of having a girl like her in real life, but every time I see the girl who sings the theme song in the ads dressed as a cosplayer like Marin, I think, well, if she really existed, she would be this short and tiny, and brings me back to reality».
- «The style is very good and the animation is sublime. The ideal girl written by a woman».
- «Every time CloverWorks makes a good animation, I am reminded of Wonder Egg Priority and feel frustrated.».
- «Anyway, the girl’s character design was very cute. It all comes down to this. The fact that a gal became a trend in an industry dominated by lolicon is a step towards a new future».
- «Gojou-kun is over 180 cm tall, knows how to make clothes, is a good cook, and has a particularly well-kept physique. How is it possible that they present him as a loser?».
- «Otaku girls were already popular before, but it was always used to be thought that “only ugly girls like manga and anime”. It was a heroine image that wasn’t really dealt with in mainstream productions. The fact that sales are exorbitant indicates that they were wrong all these years».
- «If Marin’s position had been that of a normal, shy otaku girl, it would have been a conventional and unsuccessful anime.».
- «And is it surprisingly refreshing that the protagonist appears to have a normal sexual appetite? Normally the protagonists of romantic comedies are pathetic and impotent boys.».
- «Princess Connect! Re:Dive was as good as KonoSuba!, but they decided to take a serious event route and that sank them».
- «Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru was better than many current romantic comedy manga in terms of content. Above all, there is a peak in the early stages. I’m sure other rom-coms wouldn’t have done as well, even if they put the same amount of effort into animation.».
Sinopsis de Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
Engrossed in the family business of traditional doll making, Wakana Gojou is a reserved first-year high school student with no friends. With the painful memory of a childhood friend’s disdain for his interest, Gojou can’t relate to his classmates and his hobbies, causing him to isolate himself. Gojou has not yet perfected the making of the dolls’ faces, but he is exceptionally skilled at making his clothes. His skill with the sewing machine is soon discovered by his beautiful classmate Marin Kitagawa, whose boldness and honesty Gojou both admires and envies. She instantly shares with Gojou his own hobby: he likes to dress up as erotic video game characters.
However, Kitagawa does not know how to sew her own suits, which leads her to seek Gojou’s expertise. Being drawn into the lovely girl’s endless adventures related to cosplay, Ella Kitagawa becomes the first friend of hers who fully accepts her. Thus, although they are polar opposites, their relationship slowly flourishes thanks to her ability to help each other in the intricate world of cosplay.
Source: Yaraon!
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