An American Writer's Thoughts on Japanese Animation

The Clothes Make The Romance – My Dress-up Darling Spoiler Review

Well, here we are at the end of Feburary, taking a look at one more show with romance in its DNA. Like Tonikawa this is also a fairly recent show with a second season announced. In fact, the first season is less than a full year old at this point. Sometimes I find it odd to review a show where I think “I could have done that as a seasonal entry” but here we are with time marching inexorably forward.

Don’t let that fool you into thinking My Dress-up Darling is otherwise like Tonikawa, though. Tonikawa was a rather soft slice of life with hints of magic. My Dress-up Darling is a fully reality-grounded ecchi comedy. For being well-regarded recent romances, they actually have surprisingly little in common.

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