My Dress-Up Darling is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series My Dress-Up Darling, written and illustrated by Shinichi Fukuda. An anime adaptation was announced in the ninth issue of Young Gangan, which was published in April 2021. It is produced by CloverWorks and directed by Keisuke Shinohara, with Yoriko Tomita handling the series' scripts, and Kazumasa Ishida designing the characters and serving as a chief animation director. composes the series' music. The first season aired from January 9 to March 27, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by Spira Spica, while the ending theme song is , performed by Akari Akase.

A sequel was announced in September 2022. It was later revealed to be a second season, with the main staff and cast members reprising their roles. It aired from July 6 to September 21, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by Spira Spica, while the ending theme song is "Kawaii Kaiwai", performed by PiKi.

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. __TOC__

Series overview

Episodes Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2025)

Home media release Japanese + Aniplex+ (Japan – Region 2/A) Vol. Episodes Cover character (cosplay) Release date Ref. Season 1 1 1–2 Marin Kitagawa March 23, 2022 2 3–4 Marin Kitagawa (Shizuku Kuroe) April 27, 2022 3 5–6 Sajuna Inui (Black Lily) May 25, 2022 4 7–8 Marin Kitagawa (Black Lobelia) June 29, 2022 5 9–10 Shinju Inui (Soma Tengeji) July 27, 2022 6 11–12 Marin Kitagawa (Liz-kyun) August 31, 2022 Season 2 7 13–14 Marin Kitagawa (Arisa Izayoi) September 24, 2025 8 15–16 Chitose Amano (Subaru Hatsusegawa) October 29, 2025 9 17–18 Marin Kitagawa (Rei Kogami) November 26, 2025 10 19–20 Marin Kitagawa December 24, 2025 11 21–22 Marin Kitagawa January 28, 2026 12 23–24 Marin Kitagawa (Rose) February 25, 2026

English + Crunchyroll, LLC (North America – Region 1/A) Season Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–12 November 7, 2023

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