MBS opened a website on Friday to announce a live-action series adaptation of Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga. Riko Nagase (Child of the Month KaKarenri, live-action Insomniacs After School) and Kōta Nomura (live-action My Girlfriend's Child, Perfect Propose, Shin Shinchō Kōki ~ Classmate wa Sengoku Bujо̄) will play Marin Kitagawa (pictured right below) and Wakana Gojō (left), respectively.
Image via Dramaism's X/Twitter Account
© 福田晋一／SQUARE ENIX・ドラマ 「その着せ替え人形は恋をする」製作委員会・MBS
The drama will premiere in the Dramaism programming block on MBS on October 8 at 24:59 (actually October 9 at 12:59 a.m.) and will also run on TBS.
Kōji Shintoku (live-action Peach Girl, Honey So Sweet, Honey Lemon Soda) is directing the film, and Satoko Okazaki (episodes of Laughing Under the Clouds, Tiger & Bunny, live-action Waiting for Spring) is writing the script. Kyōdō Television is producing the project.
© Shinichi Fukuda, Square Enix, Square Enix Manga & Books
Square Enix Manga & Books publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, aspiring dollmaker Wakana Gojō spends her days alone, finding solace in the family eco-room at her high school. To Wakana, people like the beautiful Marin Kitagawa, a stylish girl always surrounded by lots of friends, are practically aliens from another world. But when the cheerful—never shy—Marin sees Wakana sewing one day after school, she swoops in with the aim of drawing her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay.
The manga debuted in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine in January 2018. Square Enix published the manga's 13th compiled book volume on May 24. Square Enix Manga & Books published the manga's 11th volume in English on April 16. The manga switched to monthly serialization for the current “Tenmei” (Heaven's Command) arc on September 15, 2023. The “Tenmei” arc of the manga debuted with the 86th chapter on January 6, 2023.
The manga inspired a television anime series that premiered in January 2022 with 12 episodes. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan and also streamed the English dub. Crunchyroll is also streaming the anime and dubbing it in English. The anime will have a sequel.
Source: MBS, Natalie comics
