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Ongezellig could not exist, or at the very most, would not get nearly as much attention if the main trio were boys. The idea of a show based around an 'unsociable' protagonist would only be successful if that protagonist were a woman. Who cares about lonely teenage boys? That's weird and gay. Retarded lonely "femcel" girls are romanticized online, giving the series they belong to more attention. Tomoko from Watamote, or Riamu from Idolm@ster being great examples.

1. The characters' essence would ultimately be the same. Mymy would be the same dark-humor comic-relief character, Coco would be like the Chad, and Maya would be the ugly loser guy. Maya would also be fat as another Zaryan had previously stated. However, since men and their attitudes towards other men are different compared to women, Mymy and Coco wouldn't make attempts at helping Maya and her loneliness, making the whole show (if there was one) pointless. The only way man-Mymy and man-Coco would be able to help man-Maya is to force him(her) to go out with them by any means necessary, so there wouldn't be a soft womanly approach to confronting Maya's loneliness the way Coco does.
2. If there was a fanbase like Ongezellig has now, even with a genderbent cast, I might watch it. Though, that wasn't the reason I was interested in Ongezellig originally.
3. The writing would have to be different to make it relatable. I myself have seldom had company with me during my highschool years, but I liked being in my solitude. Like what Robert DeNiro said in that movie Heat- "I'm alone, but I'm not lonely." I feel like most men treat their loneliness differently from the way Maya does.