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My Dress-Up Darling announces sequel for 2025, fans celebrate new season and live-action adaptation

The popular rom-com anime 'My Dress-Up Darling' is getting a sequel in 2025. The story follows the blossoming relationship between high schooler Wakana Gojo, a Hina doll enthusiast, and the fashionable Marin Kitagawa. A live-action adaptation starring Riko Nagase and Kota Nomura premiered in 2024, and the 13th manga volume releases April 15, 2025, ensuring the franchise's continued success.
My Dress-Up Darling announces sequel for 2025, fans celebrate new season and live-action adaptation
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'My Dress-Up Darling' is one anime whose fans will have fun with the series as there is the official declaration for a new season sequel. The rom-com anime debuted in 2022, capturing so many audiences through lovable characters and heartwarming storylines. Lately, an update revealed that the most anticipated anime will come out in 2025 after a published issue by Young Gangan.
The release window for the sequel is confirmed through an official listing on Amazon, though the format, be it a full second season or some other form of continuation, remains to be decided. This sequel was highly anticipated since its initial announcement in 2022. Fans are looking forward to seeing more of Wakana Gojo and Marin Kitagawa's cute relationship; however, details about the structure of the sequel have not been fully revealed. Besides the news on 'My Dress-Up Darling', this issue of Young Gangan is also being made a big deal because the magazine published the anime version of the hit manga 'My Awkward Senpai'.
Based on the manga by Shinichi Fukuda, with more than 12 million copies sold, 'My Dress-Up Darling' follows Wakana Gojo as a high school boy obsessed with traditional Hina dolls. Despite his extreme skills in the craft, he fails to connect with his classmates, who seem to be living in a different world. His life takes an unexpected turn when he befriends Marin Kitagawa, a popular and fashionable girl who shares an unexpected secret with him. When their worlds collide, Gojo and Marin start this unique friendship that blossoms into something deeper. It is a mix of romance, comedy, and heartwarming moments that began streaming in 2022 with Crunchyroll and is now a popular show. Along with the announcement of its sequel, 'My Dress-Up Darling' has also stretched out further with a live-action adaptation, which was released in October 2024. The live-action series stars Riko Nagase as Marin and Kota Nomura as Gojo, bringing the characters into a new form.

More great releases to celebrate its uninterrupted success everywhere in the world includes 'My Dress-Up Darling', with the 13th installment in manga volume set to come to store shelves on April 15, 2025. More translates that 'My Dress-Up Darling' will be without doubt staying as part and parcel of the anime sector within the next few years in line with a sequel movie as well as an intention towards live-action form.
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