
Anime · BS11
My Dress-Up Darling
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
How My Dress-Up Darling actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
My Dress-Up Darling reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids—especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa—seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E11
I Am Currently at a Love Hotel
Liz is a succubus who appears in one of Marin's favorite slice of life series, "SuccIDK." Marin had some interest in cosplaying Liz-kyun but didn't think she could pull it off until Wakana gave her a little push. With the cosplay ready, they head to a studio for a photoshoot, but the studio happened to be a rather unexpected location.
- Directed by Yuusuke Yamamoto
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E18
I'll Make It Happen, No Matter What with These Two Hands
Wakana finishes up Marin's suit for her Rei-sama cosplay and the day of the beauty pageant finally arrives.
- Directed by Nobuhide Kariya
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E04
Are These Your Girlfriend's?
Wakana felt relieved just for a moment after they got all of the materials they needed for Marin's cosplay, but then he's shocked to find out that he needs to finish the cosplay in two weeks. On top of that, his grandfather, Kaoru, hurts his back, so Wakana has to run the shop and he also has midterms. Wakana feels overwhelmed and gets depressed, wondering if he'll ever actually become a kashirashi at this point.
- Directed by Yuichiro Komuro
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E12
My Dress-Up Darling
Summer vacation is coming to a close. Wakana received an SOS from Marin, who hadn't finished her homework, so he ended up helping her study at her house. They later realize that Marin had forgotten some math drills at school, so they go to get them. While alone at the school, Marin and Wakana make plans to go to a summer festival together. And when that day finally arrived...
- Directed by Yoshihiro Hiramine
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E15
I Wuuuuv Slice-of-Life Scenes! ♡♡♡
Amane tells Marin and Wakana about his past and how he got into cosplay.
- Directed by Tomoki Yoshikawa
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E08
Backlighting Is the Best
Juju's photographer and younger sister, Shinju Inui, meets Wakana and Marin for the first time. They're shocked at how opposite her appearance is to Sajuna, but they quickly become closer when they excitedly talk about cameras. Later on, Sajuna suggests that they check out the abandoned hospital that they'll be using for their group cosplay but...
- Directed by Yusuke Kawakami
- Written by Yoriko Tomita
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E24
Dear My Dress-Up Darling
- Directed by Yuichiro Komuro, Tomoki Yoshikawa
- Written by Yoriko Tomita, Keisuke Shinohara

S01E23
I Didn't Think Anything Good Would Ever Happen to Me
- Directed by Yuusuke Yamamoto
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E22
So We're Gonna Do It All Right Now?!
- Directed by Yoshihiro Hiramine
- Written by Keisuke Shinohara

S01E21
Because I Don't Intend to Sleep Tonight
- Directed by Haruka Tsuzuki
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E20
The Only Way I Can Think of to Express That Gratitude Is With Money
- Directed by Yuuki Gotou
- Written by Yoriko Tomita

S01E19
Capture Those Delicious Memories!
- Directed by Yuusuke Yamamoto
- Written by Yuusuke Yamamoto
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Masanori Miyake
Executive producer
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Hirotaka Kaneko
Executive producer

Yasutaka Kimura
Executive producer
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Ryuji Abe
Executive producer
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Akihiro Sotokawa
Executive producer

Hiroyuki Shimizu
Executive producer
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Yoriko Tomita
Writer
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Yuusuke Yamamoto
Writer

Keisuke Shinohara
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Yuichi FukushimaProducer
- Rieko NagamineProducer
- Masanori MiyakeExecutive Producer
- Nobuhiro NakayamaProducer
- Mai YamaguchiProducer
- Fumitaka KitazawaProducer
Writing
- Yoriko TomitaWriter
- Yuusuke YamamotoWriter
- Keisuke ShinoharaWriter
Direction
- Yuichiro KomuroDirector
- Kento NakagomeDirector
- Shinichiro UshijimaDirector
- Tomoki YoshikawaDirector
- Hideyuki SatakeDirector
- Yuuki GotouDirector
Cinematography
- Tsubasa KanamoriDirector of Photography
Music
- Takeshi NakatsukaOriginal Music Composer
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