English Dub Season Review: My Dress-Up Darling Season Two

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Overview:

After Marin Kitagawa introduced Wakana Gojou to the world of cosplay, he has been creating her outfits with ease. Even so, he still has a lot to learn, and every new lesson seems to strengthen his love for sewing and for the hina dolls his grandfather taught him to make.

Our Take:

My Dress-Up Darling is a show that we need more of, not trash like Rent-a-Girlfriend. But guess which one has another confirmed season? In some ways, I get it. The animation for the first half of this season of My Dress-Up Darling was essentially movie quality. The cost for that is probably high, but still, it’s been four years since the first season. If we get a third season, I hope we aren’t waiting until 2029.

Everything about this season was great, other than for one episode of subpar animation. My biggest complaint is that it was like a typical rom-com at the end, with Marin chickening out on telling Gojo how she feels. But I think we’re close, and that’s why I want another season so bad.

There were also a few misunderstandings that drove me a little bonkers. All of Marin and Gojo’s friends think that they’re dating, so of course, they ask if they are. Gojo freaks out and denies it because he doesn’t think he “deserves” to date her. But Marin takes his denial as a way of showing he’s not interested in her. To be fair, I don’t know if he does have feelings for her yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

I normally hate misunderstandings, but there were two in this season that were enjoyable. One was hilarious in the way that Marin thought Gojo was buying condoms, and when he said, “I don’t intend on sleeping tonight,” he meant they were going to bang all night. Really, he felt weird staying the night there, so he was buying energy drinks to stay up all night, because then it doesn’t count as sleeping over.

We were introduced to another cosplayer that Gojo wanted to get some advice from, Akira. Gojo thought it was a man, but it turned out to be a woman. It seemed like Akira hated Marin, and since they were going to cosplay together, that could be a problem. As it turns out, Akira doesn’t hate Marin but loves her so much that she finds it hard to keep her composure around her.

I hope CloverWorks, the studio that animates My Dress-Up Darling, doesn’t misunderstand how much we love this show. We need more shows like this, and I hope it’s not a long wait until we get more. Even if the animation isn’t up to the same standards, I can take a little hit in that department for a slice-of-life show. But please give us a third season soon!