The premise here is that Sad boy is sad. He meets Manic pixie dream girl and she pulls him out of it by allowing him to "save her". The End.
It's dressed up in Otaku culture but that's the premise, in fact it's so much the premise that sad boy keeps flashing back to the reason he is sad (at age 5 some random girl thought his obsessions with dolls was creepy). A premise so important, so vital... that the manga itself forgot about it for 70 chapters. Yes seriously, this is just an excuse for him to be sad.
That's the out-dated part, sad boy + Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a late 90s cliché, so much so that the anime itself feels trapped in that time period. Marin has money, like all Dream Girls endless supplies of it. Why not just buy the costumes or order them? Cosplay is a popular hobby in japan, you can have an entire outfit tailor made for whatever your budget maybe. They act as if this was in the early or mid 90s when this hobby was more underground and you had to make everything yourself or bleed money.
The Creepy part is how Marin is handled. There is a youtuber called Sydney from the channel Sydsnap... That is who Marin is. Not just in appearance but her body language and some of the lines are taken directly from the youtuber, it's also why although the character is 15 she looks and acts like she's in her 20s. Which makes it uncomfortable when they go for fan service in such a blatant manner! Episode two is infamous at this point as (the bikini scene). What you might not know is that this isn't a scene, it's 19 minutes of the episode. 19 minutes of jiggle mechanics, foot fetishes and intrusive camera angles. Because Marin is a Manic Pixie Dream Girl she never feels real. Her one and only role is to respond to sad boy, whatever he needs at the moment is her personality and response. She's smart so she won't burden him but then dumb at times just so he can have a role and "help her".
The Manipulative part. The majority of each episode is spent either on fan service or making you feel sad for sad boy. This, each and every episode, is followed by a finger wage. Always lasting less than 40 seconds of the run time (yes, I checked) Marin will suddenly blush and look embarrassed or burst into tears just to then act as if nothing has happened. This is the author wagging his finger in front of your face and saying "my waifu, don't treat her like that!". Then back to fan service because that's honestly all the show has to offer.
It's dressed up in Otaku culture but that's the premise, in fact it's so much the premise that sad boy keeps flashing back to the reason he is sad (at age 5 some random girl thought his obsessions with dolls was creepy). A premise so important, so vital... that the manga itself forgot about it for 70 chapters. Yes seriously, this is just an excuse for him to be sad.
That's the out-dated part, sad boy + Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a late 90s cliché, so much so that the anime itself feels trapped in that time period. Marin has money, like all Dream Girls endless supplies of it. Why not just buy the costumes or order them? Cosplay is a popular hobby in japan, you can have an entire outfit tailor made for whatever your budget maybe. They act as if this was in the early or mid 90s when this hobby was more underground and you had to make everything yourself or bleed money.
The Creepy part is how Marin is handled. There is a youtuber called Sydney from the channel Sydsnap... That is who Marin is. Not just in appearance but her body language and some of the lines are taken directly from the youtuber, it's also why although the character is 15 she looks and acts like she's in her 20s. Which makes it uncomfortable when they go for fan service in such a blatant manner! Episode two is infamous at this point as (the bikini scene). What you might not know is that this isn't a scene, it's 19 minutes of the episode. 19 minutes of jiggle mechanics, foot fetishes and intrusive camera angles. Because Marin is a Manic Pixie Dream Girl she never feels real. Her one and only role is to respond to sad boy, whatever he needs at the moment is her personality and response. She's smart so she won't burden him but then dumb at times just so he can have a role and "help her".
The Manipulative part. The majority of each episode is spent either on fan service or making you feel sad for sad boy. This, each and every episode, is followed by a finger wage. Always lasting less than 40 seconds of the run time (yes, I checked) Marin will suddenly blush and look embarrassed or burst into tears just to then act as if nothing has happened. This is the author wagging his finger in front of your face and saying "my waifu, don't treat her like that!". Then back to fan service because that's honestly all the show has to offer.