So, it’s all good right? Well, episode 4 came along and reminded me that Gorou’s headspace sucks. Whenever Gorou is alone and his presence on the screen isn’t aided with comedic timings or jokes, he is just… ugh. A’ight, it’s one thing to be socially awkward. I can understand that. Gorou just feels painful to the point of parody. Judging whether you want to watch/continue watching this show requires you to weigh in how much you like/dislike the two main characters, and how much do you want to see them interact. And the one that could probably make that process complicated is Gorou. Each of the main characters in a romantic comedy need to be able to generate comedy at times where the other(s) aren’t around to bounce off of. Gorou is the main main character and he is hit or miss at that.
As for Marin, Marin is the explosive star of My DUD. Marin is a liberal… wait that’s not it. Lemme try again. Marin is a “liberated woman”, at least in how that phrase is popularly perceived. That’s often used to describe several Swedish, French, and American female characters in literature and television. You could say “wow, that sounds very Western, Eanki, just like how you described the humor in episode 3”… Okay, this has been a convoluted way of saying a simple point: Marin feels confident in her skin and in herself. She knows what she wants, she knows what she doesn’t want, and she isn’t shy in showing her off her body to Gorou. I think that’s a major part of her appeal. Plus it skips all the complicated steps of a guy walking in on a girl changing her clothes who then covers herself in a way which doesn’t actually cover her and just makes the scene more tittilating than if she were naked. Marin’s tendency to undress often is framed/shot in a way where it’s less being body positive around Gorou and more to give the viewers of the show some sexy fanservice however. So you can also perfectly just watch the show for Marin if the only thing you like about it is Marin and don’t care too much for the romance bit.
