The facts
Created by
Shinichi Fukuda
Publisher
Square Enix
English publisher
Square Enix
Serialised in
Young Gangan
Run
2018–2025
Volumes
15 (complete; as of 2026)
Demographic
Seinen
Genres
Romantic comedy, slice of life
Anime adaptation
CloverWorks anime TV series (2022, 2025); live-action drama (2024)
About My Dress-Up Darling
My Dress-Up Darling is a romantic comedy about cosplay. When the popular Marin Kitagawa discovers her classmate Wakana's talent, she encourages him to make cosplay costumes, and through their projects he finds a place in the cosplay community.
Shinichi Fukuda wrote and drew it for Square Enix's Young Gangan from January 2018 to March 2025. It is complete in 15 volumes, and Square Enix publishes it in English.
CloverWorks' anime aired its first season in early 2022 and a second in summer 2025. A live-action drama ran on MBS from October to December 2024.
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