This moral is conveyed to us through the characters of Gojo and Kitagawa. Gojo, from a very young age, fell in love with the traditional Japanese Hina Dolls his grandfather made. This quickly turned into a drive to make them himself\u2014basically becoming his grandfather\u2019s apprentice. But when he shared his new interest with a friend, she rejected it because of the established gender roles she had been taught. Gojo was a boy who liked dolls. Boys aren\u2019t supposed to like dolls. Therefore, Gojo was \u201cweird\u201d and she lashed out as young children do.<\/p>\n Losing his friend over the thing he was most passionate about caused Gojo to socially isolate himself growing up. He wasn\u2019t bullied but he was so afraid of getting close to other people\u2014lest they discover his \u201cshameful\u201d secret\u2014that he became little more than a doormat in his classmates\u2019 eyes.<\/p>\n At first glance, Kitagawa looks to be the opposite of Gojo in every way. She\u2019s fashionable, popular, and outgoing. She speaks her mind and isn\u2019t afraid of people\u2019s reactions\u2014she even lectures her friends on why her favorite character from a porn game is so awesome in the middle of the classroom. Yet, even she has things she keeps on the downlow\u2014like her poor sewing ability and her desperate need to \u201cbecome\u201d the game and anime characters she loves through cosplay.<\/p>\n While the series is largely focused on Gojo being dragged into the world of cosplay\u2014with him making the costumes and Kitagawa wearing them\u2014the reason their relationship works so well is because she lives the moral of the show: \u201cIt\u2019s okay to like the things you like.\u201d And as opposed to Gojo\u2019s self-isolation, Kitagawa has surrounded herself with people who, even if they don\u2019t necessarily share her interests, support her.<\/p>\n When it comes down to it, Kitagawa has no interest in Hina Dolls. Gojo, on the other hand, has no real interest in games or anime. However, neither trashes on the others\u2019 passions. In fact, they actively support them even if they don\u2019t completely understand them. In the process of combining their interests through cosplay, each changes and grows into a better version of themselves\u2014getting closer to their individual goals along the way.<\/p>\n All in all, My Dress-Up Darling<\/em> wants you to feel confident about your passions and surround yourself with those who accept both you and them\u2014even if they don\u2019t share them. While not everyone will accept or agree with what you like, moving forward with those who do is a sure way to find happiness\u2014and perhaps even love.<\/p>\n My Dress-Up Darling<\/em> can be seen on Crunchyroll<\/a> and Funimation<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FIj1vnNaMAMTnS2.jpg?w=700&ssl=1\")
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