Two new characters join the cast of My Dress-Up Darling in the recently-aired episode 20. Along with these new cosplayer friends comes art of one of the in-universe series that inspired a costume. Maki Kawase (Junko Konno in ZOMBIE LAND SAGA ) appears as Akira Ogata, a cosplay prop designer and friend of Suzuka's. And Mayuko Kazama (Hakua Igarashi in Kaiju No. 8 ) will play Miyako Honda, another cosplayer in Suzuka's circle of friends. Speaking of Miyako, the latest key art for the series features an in-universe manga from which she cosplays. Check out the cover of fictional series Double Clutch: My Dress-Up Darling: Double Clutch Key Visual RELATED: My Dress-Up Darling's Realistic Depiction of High School Awkwardness The official accounts also announced that the My Dress-Up Darling manga has surpassed 14 million copies in circulation . Keisuke Shinohara ( BLACKFOX ) directs the second season of My Dress-Up Darling at studio CloverWorks, with series composition by Yoriko Tomita ( The Elusive Samurai ), character designs by Kazumasa Ishida and music by Takeshi Nakatsuka ( The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody ). Shinichi Fukuda created the original manga, which ran from January 2018 to March 2025 for 14 volumes. Crunchyroll currently streams the first season and new season 2 episodes as they air, describing the series thus: 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. Source: Comic Natalie
