The official website for the upcoming live-action drama adaptation of Shinichi Fukuda’s cosplay-themed romantic comedy manga series My Dress-Up Darling today released a poster visual (see above) featuring the two main cast members — Kota Nomura as the male protagonist, Wakana Gojo, and Riko Nagase as the main heroine, Marin Kitagawa. In this visual, Nomura shows his samue (work clothes Wakana wears when he creates dolls and cosplay costumes) costume for the first time.
The site also revealed four new cast members — Akana Ikeda as Sajuna Inui, a cosplayer who goes by the name “Juju,” Kokoro Toyoshima as Shinju Inui, Sajuna’s younger sister, Daichi Shiozaki as Chitose Amano, a cross-dressing cosplayer who goes by the name “Amane Himeno,” and Meikyo Yamada as Kaoru Gojo, Wakana’s grandfather and and a master of the Kashishi craft.
Sajuna Inui played by Akana Ikeda
Shinju Inui played by Kokoro Toyoshima
Chitose Amano played by Daichi Shiozaki
Kaoru Gojo played by Meikyo Yamada
The live-action drama series My Dress-Up Darling is set to premiere on the MBS and TBS’s “Dramaism” block in Japan on October 8, 2024. The original My Dress-Up Darling manga is serialized in Square Enix’s Young Gangan manga magazine since January 2018, with 13 tankobon volumes released to date.The TV anime adaptation of My Dress-Up Darling aired for 12 episodes from January to March 2022, with Keisuke Shinohara directing at CloverWorks. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. As previously reported in September 2022, a sequel has been in the works.Crunchyroll describes the series:
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.
Sources: “My Dress-Up Darling” TV drama official website, / “Dramaism” official X (formerly Twitter)©”My Dress-Up Darling” Production Committe, MBS
