My Dress-Up Darling Series

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!

Though the impromptu horror-game group cosplay came with a whole bunch of twists, from JuJu’s surprise costume to Akira’s big secret, one revelation failed to make the highlight reel: Marin never told Wakana how she feels about him! Now with Winter Comiket and a complicated new cosplay on the horizon, the right moment seems even more elusive! But as Christmas cheer fills the air, could there be a more perfect time for a heartful confession of love?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!

The Coffin group cosplay is a go, but before the blood and gore can fly, everyone gets to know one another a little better while planning and prepping. And the older cosplayers, only too happy to share their enthusiasm and skills, have a major surprise in store for lone-wolf cosplayer JuJu!! But even as she grudgingly acknowledges their efforts, JuJu ponders her future in cosplay, leaving everyone shook! Can her fellow cosplayers find a way to change her mind?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!

When Marin hears about a planned horror game group cosplay in trouble, she jumps into action and to the rescue! Several of the older cosplayers involved can’t make their studio shoot due to life commitments, so it’s up to Marin to find more willing bodies! She pitches the impromptu cosplay collab to a certain someone, but it promises to be a hard sell! Will Wakana have to be ready to make up the numbers too?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!

Having finally scraped together enough money to get the swanky digital camera of her dreams, Marin attends her first cosplay event…as a photographer! Meanwhile, Wakana steps out of his comfort zone at the same event by meeting up with an online contact he idolizes. But once the official gathering ends and the after-hours festivities begin, will Wakana be desperate for solitude when he’s thrust into socializing with people he’s just met?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!

With the cultural festival looming and a beauty pageant to win, Marin and Wakana’s days at school turn into a frenzy of activity! Though the pair are now old hands at cosplaying, Marin struggles to project masculinity in character for her first crossplay.

Wakana, meanwhile, has jitters about his very first time working with his classmates! Can he overcome the doubts and negative voices in his head to make Marin number one in the pageant and help his class bring home the victory?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!

When they’re sucker punched at karaoke with a question about their relationship status, will Marin and Wakana ’fess up to their feelings or run for cover?! And before long, cosplay moves back to the top of the priority list over love, as the cultural festival rolls around. To Marin’s utter surprise and delight, it features an event that means cosplay at school! But while Marin may now have a lot of experience to go on, the type of cosplay required is totally new to her! Will she be up to the challenge?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!

Wakana has cosplay to thank for many things, but as it turns out, he’s not alone. When he and Marin meet crossplayer Amane at an event, their new friend shares his story about finding himself through cosplay! Inspired, Marin decides on her next project… But even with a Gothic Lolita, a magical girl, a bronzed fighter, and a succubus under his belt, Wakana soon realizes that creating this new outfit is going to be anything but easy…

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!

Wakana has spent every summer vacation on his own…until now! With a friend like Marin at his side, he’s about to get a taste of everything summer has to offer and more—the pool, fireworks, extra homework…and of course, cosplay!

Now that she’s crossed off bronzed fighter Veronica-tya from her to-do list, Marin has set her sights on a succubus from one of her favorite manga series! But when she picks out a questionable location for the photo shoot, Wakana’s the one about to be left red in the face and hot under the collar!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!

The preparations for Marin and JuJu’s group cosplay steadily advance…until at long last, the costumes are complete!!
That should just leave the photo shoot…but Wakana has a secret plan the other two don’t know about!!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!

Wakana and Marin make it through their very first cosplay event, and not long after, Marin’s heart undergoes a change…?! But that’s not going to stop her cosplaying! To research their next project, the duo decide to watch the anime it’s based on…but on screening night, they wind up alone together…?! And with JuJu, another gorgeous cosplayer, dropping by Wakana’s house…it seems like a love triangle is abrew!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!

Though training to become an artisan who makes hina doll heads, Wakana Gojo is instead making cosplay costumes for Marin Kitagawa, one of the most popular girls in class. As if this turn of events wasn’t shocking enough, Wakana discovers that his first cosplay creation is due in…two weeks?! But with a reward like Marin’s smile hopefully waiting at the end of it all, Wakana dives right in. Will the results of two short weeks of hard work be enough to satisfy Marin’s high expectations?!

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!

Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Marin Kitagawa, a trendy girl who’s always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin—never one to be shy—spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana’s wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!