This manga takes itself way too seriously, and I fucking love it.

Iya na Kao sare nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai: Yo wa Pantsu ga Mitai zo is the story of Issei Gotoukuji, a 17 year-old genius and the head of his family. After awakening a strange feeling inside of him, he realizes his intense desire to see panties, and embarks on several quests to convince different girls to let them see their underwear.

Issei's journey is one of hard work and strife. As a child prodigy, he never had trouble keeping his emotions in check; as such, the overwhelming need to see panties confuses him. Due to being raised in a rich household, he has almost zero social sense and skill. But Issei is a genius, and he learns quickly; what he lacks in socialization, he makes up for with his limitless determination and a willingness to learn.

Issei is extremely fun to watch. He is the antithesis of typical boring protagonists in that he is extremely straightforward, as he often just goes up to the girl and asks her to see her panties. His superhuman abilities and immense wealth also draw a direct contrast to the mundanity of many characters who are simply blank slates or self-inserts, making the manga much more entertaining. He takes typical characteristics of a harem mc and cranks them up to 11, such as honesty, purity, and denseness. He feels few emotional attachments about anything, and often acts like a jerk to the girls who like him. He is extremely straightforward, but unpredictably so, and it is this duality that drives the comedy.

Issei is quickly taught many lessons: money does not buy everything, impatience is the bane of great plans, etc. He uses the knowledge that he learns in his previous endeavors to accomplish his later ones, and will often do whatever he thinks is necessary to accomplish his goals. Despite his rather selfish motives, Issei has a positive impact on the girls he encounters. He manages to shine a light in their lives in some way, and later shows that he does indeed care for the women he seeks panties from, although he is not very good at expressing it.

The art is fine. The girls are pretty, and the underwear scenes fill you with a sense of satisfaction (and degeneracy). There are many small details scattered throughout the manga that give a little more nuance to the manga, and it's interesting to find something that you skipped over during your first read.

The intensity of the story, although it doesn't pierce the heavens, is off the charts and I often find myself cracking up at how it takes itself to entirely new levels. It parodies everything from shounen to isekai, and makes fun of tropes in a refreshingly amusing way.

I've heard many people tell me that an anime or manga "transcends its medium." Although I cannot say the same about this manga, it definitely does exceed expectations.

Note: Fair warning, this manga has not updated for over a year.