Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

High school student Wakana Gojou spends his days perfecting the art of making hina dolls, hoping to eventually reach his grandfather's level of expertise. While his fellow teenagers busy themselves with pop culture, Gojou finds bliss in sewing clothes for his dolls. Nonetheless, he goes to great lengths to keep his unique hobby a secret, as he believes that he would be ridiculed were it revealed.

Enter Marin Kitagawa, an extraordinarily pretty girl whose confidence and poise are in stark contrast to Gojou's meekness. It would defy common sense for the friendless Gojou to mix with the likes of Kitagawa, who is always surrounded by her peers. However, the unimaginable happens when Kitagawa discovers Gojou's prowess with a sewing machine and brightly confesses to him about her own hobby: cosplay. Because her sewing skills are pitiable, she decides to enlist his help.

As Gojou and Kitagawa work together on one cosplay outfit after another, they cannot help but grow close—even though their lives are worlds apart.

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Kitagawa, Marin Main

Suguta, Hina Japanese

Gojou, Wakana Main

Ishige, Shouya Japanese

Inui, Sajuna Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Inui, Shinju Supporting

Youmiya, Hina Japanese

Sugaya, Nowa Supporting

Takeda, Larissa Tago Japanese

Gojou, Kaoru Supporting

Ono, Atsushi Japanese

Liz Supporting

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Tengeji, Mirai Supporting

Tange, Sakura Japanese

Yamauchi, Rune Supporting

Sekine, Akira Japanese

Nikaidou, Neon Supporting

Kuwashima, Houko Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Umehara, Shouta Producer, Production Assistant

Nakayama, Nobuhiro Producer

Kitazawa, Shiryuu Producer

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Jan 17, 2026

SakamakiKoyatsu

Recommended

An iconic anime of heated but convolutional dynamics between a certain type of male and a certain type of female only months after its debut/release, is there a reason why this is so iconic and how itr played wiht other animes that it is alledged to be linked to by how dynamics are? Well, to answer we must know and understand the catalyst that lead up to this and that is the element and systems of how cosplaying as a hobby linked the two. Our protagonist, Gojou Wakana has caught an eye and thus is seen as "useful" to fulfill a cosplaying hobby by supply ... of attire. This is appealing to those who imagine themselves as protagonists who are useful and resourceful, and thus appealing to those who would imagine as in "like to" to others.

This is just a play on the imagination and thinkings of others but still a means to appeal nevertheless. In other scopes, the female in these types of animes are those that when the anime surges in iconism based on popularity are treated as if they are epitomies of anime females(and maybe waifu's) but that is just a thought to be passed in this review. Out other main character, Kitagawa Marin is your typical expressive female school studen with a cohort by her side and one who has so happened to pick out a male to fulfill her needs and desires... In cosplaying. Not to spoil anything, but how this initial proposal to setting plays out has become the type of scenario any would be anime watcher would actually like top entail for themselves in just developing a relation with a female with a hobby of cosplay(for those are actually interested in ay aspect of cosplaying)

As a result, the rating attached to this anime is based on how well the plot roots have blossomed by the end of the anime and what good is has culminated to for both our protagonist and our other main character.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 14, 2025

RemanTheArchean

Mixed Feelings

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. Moreover, as of season 1 the show is mostly just in "status-quo" mode. Both the guy and the girl want to be in a relationship with each other, but crazy coincidences keep happening to prevent that, like a phone ringing at the exact moment to cut off what was looking like it was going to be a major development moment. Yep, crazy, *crazy* coincidences. Obviously they're contrived by the storywriter so they can extend the blushy-crushy will-they-or-won't-they phase of the relationship.

If the show has one upside, it's that there's no shortage of cute girls. It also tends to be fairly generous with fanservice moments, although I wouldn't call it an outright ecchi as some have. That's not really enough to make this a worthwhile show by itself, though.

At best, this series passes the time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 13, 2025

kagemata

Not Recommended

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“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 like I just got hit with a critical hit from Cupid’s Arrow every time someone with long hair asks me what time it is.

And the industry really expects us to “relate” to this? Nah man, if anything it makes me want to file a lawsuit against every writer who thinks social awkwardness = complete brain shutdown. If this is supposed to be “wish fulfillment,” then somewhere out there is a committee of lonely potatoes funding these scripts.

The worst part? The heroines are always top-tier goddesses who, for some inexplicable reason, decide.

“You know what? This stuttering, blushing mess of a human being is exactly the kind of man I want in my life.”

In reality? She’d block him faster than you can say LINE notification.

And what makes it even more painful is that we know better male leads exist. Cid struts around with his delusional confidence like he owns three different realities. Adonis broods like a tragic Byronic hero but still has more backbone than 20 potatoes combined. And Rintaro? My guy looks like a gangster, acts rough around the edges, but at least feels like an actual human being who can have a conversation without spontaneously combusting.

So here’s my humble request to anime writers:

👉 Stop giving us socially inept potatoes.

👉 Stop pretending stuttering = character depth.

👉 Stop selling awkwardness as a personality trait.

Give me a protagonist who at least remembers how to use basic language functions in the presence of a woman. Until then, the only romance I’m committing to is the one between me and the skip button.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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