The Crunchyroll’s Winter 2022 lineup has a little bit of everything, including a cosplay rom-com! Based on the manga by Shinichi Fukuda, the My Dress-Up Darling anime kicks off on Crunchyroll today, and you can find out what kind of situation protagonist Wakana Gojo has gotten himself into with Marin Kitagawa in our spotlight below.

Launch Info
Launch Time: January 8
Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, MENA and India
Synopsis
Wakana Gojo is a high school boy who 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. CloverWorks is excited to present the long-awaited anime adaptation of Shinichi Fukuda’s popular manga! Get ready for the cosplay story of a lifetime!
Also Read: Top Rated Fall 2021 Anime List.
Characters and Cast

Marin Kitagawa
VA: Hina Suguta (Toko Kirigaya in BanG Dream!)

Wakana Gojo
VA: Shoya Ishige (Yun Arikawa in Godzilla Singular Point)

Sajuna Inui
VA: Atsumi Tanezaki (Juno in BEASTARS)

Shinju Inui
VA: Hina Yomiya (The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody)

Kaoru Gojo
VA: Atsushi Ono (Monster King Orochi in One-Punch Man)
Staff
Original Creator: Shinichi Fukuda
Director: Keisuke Shinohara (A3!)
Series Composition/Screenplay: Yoriko Tomita (Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director
Kazumasa Ishida (Saekano the Movie: Finale chief animation director)
Music :Takeshi Nakatsuka
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
Opening Theme Performer: Spira Spica
Ending Theme Performer: Akari Akase
Animation Production: CloverWorks
Additional Info
Young Gangan Magazine has been releasing chapters of My Dress-Up Darling in Japan twice-monthly since it started serialization on January 19, 2018. As of last April, over 2 million copies of the series had been printed (physically) and sold (digitally). Square Enix releases the manga series in English, and you can see the first volume cover below.
