The sequel to 2022’s My Dress-Up Darling TV anime adaptation will begin airing in 2025. A teaser visual with Gojo surrounded by many Marins was released with the announcement.
The first season aired during the Winter 2022 anime season and adapted the manga by Shinichi Fukuda, which began serialization in Square Enix’s Young Gangan in January 2018 and has 14 tankoubon volumes as of November 2024. Square Enix describes the manga as:
Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Marin Kitagawa, a trendy girl who’s always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin–never one to be shy–spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmante into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana’s wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!
Season 1 was directed by Keisuke Shinohara (Black Fox) with Yoriko Tomita (Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose) as series composer and scriptwriter, Yoshihiro Hiramine (Black Fox unit director) as assistant director, Naoya Takahashi (Wonder Egg Priority animation director, key animator et al.) as main animator, and Kazumasa Ishida (Kiznaiver assistant character designer) as character designer and chief animation director. CloverWorks produced the show.
Hina Suguta and Shoya Ishige headlined the cast as Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojo, respectively. Other cast members included Atsumi Tanezaki as Sajuna Inui, Hina Youmiya as Shinju Inui, and Atsushi Ono as Kaoru Gojo.
A live-action drama began airing in October 2024.
Source: @kisekoi_anime
