Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2

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.

Meanwhile, Kitagawa finds it harder and harder to hide her feelings for Gojou. Friends and strangers alike constantly mistake them for a couple, much to Gojou's embarrassment. After all, in his eyes, their worlds are far too different for anyone to think they could be romantically linked. However, as Gojou spends more time with Kitagawa and realizes that his passions are not ridiculed by other people, a relationship between the two no longer seems so far-fetched.

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Kitagawa, Marin Main

Suguta, Hina Japanese

Gojou, Wakana Main

Ishige, Shouya Japanese

Inui, Sajuna Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Inui, Shinju Supporting

Youmiya, Hina Japanese

Sugaya, Nowa Supporting

Takeda, Larissa Tago Japanese

Gojou, Kaoru Supporting

Ono, Atsushi Japanese

Ogata, Akira Supporting

Kawase, Maki Japanese

Kasai, Seira Supporting

Wakayama, Shion Japanese

Himeno, Amane Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Liz Supporting

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Matsumoto, Miho Producer

Nagamine, Rieko Producer

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Oct 12, 2025

RinLotte

Recommended

Compared to the first, the 2nd season has been a huge step forward for "My Dress Up Darling". Although the studio and the creators did not change, the art direction and the storytelling got a drastically different approach, and a good one at that! Even if the first season left you a bit cold (me likewise), the new approach of the anime makes this season a nice breath of fresh air, so do give it a watch if you are still contemplating!

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The 2nd season of "My Dress Up Darling" immediately grasps your attention with its new style of animation and storytelling. In already ... the first episode with a scene depicting an "anime within the anime" which is in a very different artstyle compared to the usual. All characters that are being cosplayed are introduced and explained in their own unique art styles that are originated from the types of their media. An excellent idea on how to connect the premise of a cosplay into the animation. You can tell from each of those scenes the animators had a lot of fun with the variety of animation styles. The characters that Kitagawa cosplays feel more lively and important to the story now, rather than just a cheap excuse for her to wear sexy outfits. Let alone that, the animation in general has upgraded tremendously. With the characters' motions feeling more lifelike and with the complex scenery that was used to emphasize emotions and change of pace in the story, this season had me interested and in awe throughout each episode.

The story was overall really well done. Thanks to the animation changes in this season, the story feels more lively and faster paced, which really suits the laid-back romantic comedy story of "My Dress Up Darling". Comedy is actually in many cases relatable and funny. Even if some jokes are a miss, due to the fast pacing of the story, the next joke will most likely make up for it quite quickly. Romance does not feel forced and isn't only revolving around Gojo and Kitagawa. Love is not only in the minds of our protagonists but also shown through their actions towards each other or to the side characters. The intricacies of cosplay are showcased in this anime with a lot of attention to detail, like: how costumes are made, how make-up is done under various circumstances, how to even change your body shape to match the character you want to cosplay as, and why do people want to go through all these efforts to just play dress up. Knowing all of this makes you understand the love for cosplay in each character and the support they give to each other feel more endearing.

--Following paragraph may contain some SPOILERS.--

Although it seems they have learned from their mistakes in the 1st season, that felt more like another ecchi anime with a dynamic of a clueless gyaru and a boring guy, who gets embarrassed too easily. There's still some nits to pick from this season. Episode 7 titled: "Capture Those Delicious Memories!" was a really hard watch for me. The premise of that episode had a creepy undertone of a fetish scenario connected to body-shaming that felt very out of place, and it did not get resolved in any meaningful way. Also, the photography sequence at the end made me feel like i was forced into a pov fantasy of me spending time with my imaginary "waifu". Other than that, i don't have much more to pick on, except of course... the last episode. Disappointing, as usual with the last episodes of romance animes. Maybe not a big surprise for more experienced viewers or for those who have read the manga. I still believe building up the tension, expecting a confession, is a bit of a shitty move if you wont deliver in the end. Same story with Akira's whole ordeal. That was very light-heartedly resolved in the last episode, which is fine for a slice of life anime, if only that conflict didn't have FIVE episodes of tension build up.

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Now with all that, the 2nd season is definitely a big hit. Probably my favorite so far in this year's releases. Animation is a 10/10. The story was successful at delivering what it wanted to deliver. Being induced in the cosplay world myself, the depiction of cosplay felt on par with how it really is, or in some aspects, how it should be. Also, i'm always happy to see a queer character not only used as the butt of a joke or main premise in a single episode, but rather a sweet recurring character in the series.

I had a blast watching the 2nd season of "My Dress Up Darling" and i hope you do/did as well!

Let's take a selfie together! :)

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 21, 2025

Tharr

Mixed Feelings

Oh, boy. "I loved 1st season and couldn't wait for this one". "I fkin' love cosplay, it was an amazin' anime". I'm sure most of the positive reviews have something like this. The same sh***y arguments you find for every title. Instead of thinking for themselves, its easier to copy/paste opinions. God forbid you say that the new stuff sucks... Spoiler alert: even though it has a higher rating, this anime is worse than the 1st season. And that one wasn't that amazing either.

Visuals. Funny things. Same art style. A bit worse design, more simplistic, yet better animation. At one point, she's sitting on her ... bed and then falls on her side. Then, for a split second, she does the natural move of rearranging her hips. I'm weird to notice that, I know, but I was too impressed by their dedication. More so when their general, wide shots gives us legs without any form, roundness... Then, its the cinematography. A bit lacking. I don't know the sauce so I can't say why. Maybe the 1st season made better use and mirrored certain shots, or maybe they deliberately chose to do so, to focus on the story. Bad move as to why, but I'll get there. Still here, the attention for details regarding weirdest things. Like the teeth for a zipper of a pouch thats not even the main focus of one scene. Many times I went "what the fk is going on"? The most possible answer is that they tried a more "serious" approach and so they've cut corners (less time spent) regarding the "main" subjects, but the team responsible for the "simple" stuff, like background and such, did their job as asked. Overall, its gonna be up to you, what do you prefer.
Oh, I forgot the best part, I had to come back here. Besides the nice (or great) cinematography, the 1st season had lots and lots of "ecchi" shots (panties, side, weird zoom and angles on different body parts). And yes, that was great, my fellow men. This season is lacking. So, be warned. Just sigh and carry on.
Audio. I guess everything is good (or higher). Decent tracks used and the mixing is done ok. The OP and ED are good (both the songs and the visuals), on par with this anime's theme. You could even say that the ED is catchy, if you'll binge the whole season. The VA did good.
The pacing was ok, it took its time when it was needed, and it kinda rushed towards the end, but still ok, I guesss. Their focus was elsewhere. The world building is kinda meh, but it doesn't really bother. So, high production value.

And now the meh parts. Probably the weak point for the whole season was the so-called character development. Heavy focus on him and whats going on with him, heavy focus on her and whats going on with her feelings. Some might say its the same with the 1st season, why isn't that working now? Because the main difference is that the previous season make that while ALSO giving us their interaction, making them a pair (not lovers, just of characters). Here, the "virtual" separation is too wide. Again, I don't know if the source is the same, I don't really care. Yes, we got some nice arcs, for multiple characters (even supporting cast). Yes, we understand some stuff better. But all of that comes second (or should). We lost the romance. Those cute, funny moments that made us smile and, why not say it, gave us something to look forward to. No matter what the author tries to do, if failed. Yes, we know what the intention was, we're not re****s, we can unite the dots, but the author made a mistake in how to do it. Again, decent work on different segments of the story, those side characters, but I ( and also a lot of you, I hope) kinda liked to get more of the main couple. Plus, I knew how the season will end because there was no other way. The author doesn't have the balls to turn it that way, because it would mean more work for him.
Also, side note: the way the season started made me think that I missed some OVA or something, I had no idea who those characters were and why they were there. I had to rewatch the 1st season and realise that it was ok. Also, bad move for me, because all the good stuff from the 1st season became even more clear while watching the 2nd one.

So, thats about it. Although it looks the same, the main focus of the story makes it worse. This way of character development would've been good for a 1st season, but that also means that fewer people would've watched it. So, priorities I guess. And I'll stop here because this was its biggest flaw.
It gets a rating of 6, with mixed feelings. No rewatch value. More so because no ecchi stuff :) And because the above reasons. Oh, and because the MC is still a loser, even though the author tried to make it look like he's changed, he is still a wimpy loser.
So, you might like it or you might not. I consider this season fodder, just a way to pass time until the next one. I'm sure it will.
Have a lovely evening.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 5, 2025

MinheeMiku

Not Recommended

I'll start by saying Season 1 was one of my favorite Anime.
Season 2 is so disconnected from what made everything good about season 1.
The start of season 2 just skips a bunch of chapters and continues to diverge from the main characters and the elements you loved in Season 1.
It's becomes a totally uninvolved with the main characters and just a slice of life, uninteresting anime.
All the intimate moments you loved between the main characters are gone.
In fact you will often be wondering what show you are even watching, many episodes are so derailed with endless annoying side characters that do not matter.
I would of ... never imagined watching S2 and thinking to myself "I hope the main characters in this show get some screen time together"

They have absolutely ruined this show, Turing it into a souless, heartless shell of what it was.
Even the main characters feel like lobotomized versions of themselves.

S2 is just skits, it tells no story.
They took a show full of heart and intimate meshing of the lives 2 unique people and threw it away.
I do not understand how anyone who loves S1 watched this and is giving it high review scores.
I'm willing to bet they haven't even watched it yet.

I'm aware of who will be the "people" who like season 2. They CLEARLY shifted who their target demographic was, and it's not the people who truly loves season 1.

I'm not sure what happen in 2025 but this has to be the worst year for Anime in a long time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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