My Dress-Up Darling (Japanese: その着せ替え人形（ビスク・ドール）は恋をする, Hepburn: Sono Bisuku Dōru wa Koi o Suru; transl. "The Bisque Doll Falls in Love") is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series My Dress-Up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda. The series was produced by CloverWorks, directed by Keisuke Shinohara, and written by Yoriko Tomita.
The first season aired from January 9 to March 27, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT and GTV. The second season aired on the same stations from July 6 to September 21, 2025, with the main staff and cast members reprising their roles.
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Broadcasting and distribution
The My Dress-Up Darling television series adaptation was announced in the ninth issue of Young Gangan seinen magazine, published in April 2021. It was produced by CloverWorks and directed by Keisuke Shinohara, with Yoriko Tomita handling series composition and screenplay, and Kazumasa Ishida designing the characters and serving as series chief animation director. Takeshi Nakatsuka composes the series' music. Funimation licensed the series for simulcast outside of Asia. On January 28, 2022, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to the streaming service. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia. The first season aired from January 9 to March 27, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT and GTV. The opening theme song is "Sansan Days" (燦々デイズ; lit. 'Sun-Drenched Days'), performed by Spira Spica, while the ending theme song is "Koi no Yukue" (恋ノ行方; lit. 'Where Love Is'), performed by Akari Akase. A second season was later announced in September 2022. It aired from July 6 to September 21, 2025, on the same networks, with the main staff and cast members reprising their roles. The opening theme song is "Ao to Kirameki" (アオとキラメキ; lit. 'Blue and Sparkle'), performed by Spira Spica, while the ending theme song is "Kawaii Kaiwai", performed by PiKi.
The series began streaming worldwide on Netflix on April 25, 2026.
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Critical reception
My Dress-Up Darling was generally well received. Reviewing the anime's first season, IGN's Kambole Campbell described the show as a "supremely enjoyable portrayal of the joy of sharing a craft." The review praised the performances as "genuine as they are entertaining." Slashfilm's Rafael Motamayor wrote that the series is "not technical enough to turn the audience or the characters off, but enough that you can appreciate the very hard work that goes into cosplaying." He also praised its English translation as "go[ing] the extra mile to portray [Marin's] personality through the subtitles, capturing her gyaru idioms and even random gibberish that she says out loud." Collider's David Lynn praised Gojo and Marin, the series' two main characters, as "simultaneously broadly universal and yet surprisingly complex" with "distinct strengths and flaws". The series also received criticism by some for its fan service and sexualization of the characters. IGN's Campbell wrote that "There are a handful of leery moments that'll take some viewers out of it." Writing for Bleeding Cool, Alejandra Bodden generally praised the series' exploration of sexuality but criticized some scenes as being uncomfortable.