Slice of life and romantic comedy are two of the most popular genres in Japan where many animes meet the audience every year. My dress up baby is a manga adaptation that contains these elements and which in a short time managed to attract the attention of the whole world by leaving Japan. The manga series, originally titled Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru and published by Square Enix, is written by Shinichi Fukuda. The anime TV series was animated by CloverWorksthe studio of popular anime like The Promised Never Land and Horimiya. Licensed by Funimationand also streamed by crunchy rolls, the anime series was initially broadcast on local networks in Japan such as Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, ytv, Mētele, and AT-X from January 9, 2022 to March 27, 2022. My Dress-Up Darling is one of the most popular anime of 2022, so fans are excited about a new season. So, the anime has already been renewed for a second season?
Will there be a second season of My Dress-Up Darling?
The season finale of the first season of 12 episodes aired on March 27, 2022. Sometimes we see the announcements of the new season of popular anime in the final episodes. Unfortunately, there was no such statement in the latest episode of My dress up baby. As of July 24, 2022, at the time of writing, CloverWorks, Square Enix, or any other company related to the anime has not yet renewed the anime for one second season.
According to the news published on the official website of My Dress-Up Darling anime on July 7, 2022, a special event for the anime is planned for September 17, 2022, and during this event they will introduce the cast and staff of the anime. We hope to see something about the second season at this event as well. If there is a renewal or hint in this direction at the event, we will share it with you.
The popularity of the anime is clear, and it is expected that a new season from My Dress Up Darling. However, we speculated about a new season with some stats before we could speak for sure. The decision-making committee evaluates the same standards and decides for the new season. At the end of our article, you will learn with reasons about the possibility of a new season. The factors we mentioned are availability of manga source material, popularity, disc sales and other financial effects.
My Dress-Up Darling Manga
Japanese manga artist Shinichi Fukuda wrote and illustrated the manga. The series aired on January 19, 2018 and is still ongoing. Anime adaptations of ongoing manga are always more likely to be refreshed. As the ongoing series continue their advertising work at full speed, an anime season always has a positive effect on manga sales. As of March 2022, the manga has 5.5 million copies in circulation. As reported in February 2022, more than 1.5 million were sold after the anime’s premiere.
There have been 9 installments released for the My Dress-Up Darling manga series so far, and the last installment was released on March 25, 2022. While there are minor differences, the anime is very faithful to the manga. Therefore, the availability of manga material is important for future seasons as the anime does not have an original storyline. So how much was it adapted in the first season, and is there enough source material for a new season? In the first season, 1-39 chapters were adapted into anime. This coincides with the end of part 5 and the remaining source material is 4 parts at the time of writing.
There is not as much source material available yet as was adapted in the first season. The important question, however, is to what extent the makers want to adapt to the manga in the second season. However, our personal opinion is that there are still a few parts to be published to create a new season. On average, 2 volumes are released per year, and as the manga series progresses, there will be enough source material for another season in the future. Nevertheless, it appears that the manga situation is not a barrier to a new season decision.
Meanwhile, if you want to follow the rest of the story from the My Dress-Up Darling manga, you can start reading from volume 5. Fortunately, Square Enix also publishes the manga in English, which shouldn’t be hard to get to.
Disc sales
Disc sales have been very valuable to anime productions in previous years as discs were a major source of revenue. However, with the increasing popularity of online streaming services in recent years, the importance of revenue from exclusive distributors outweighs disc sales. Also, viewer interest in disc sales has declined in recent years. However, the disc sales are still good data to see its popularity in Japan and compare it to other anime that went on sale during the same period.
In general, anime is expected to sell 4,000 units average of the volumes, and animes exceeding this sales will most likely be renewed. It was decided that 6 volume discs will be sold for My Dress-Up Darling. The sales figures of the first three volumes in March, April and May 2022 are known. The anime managed to sell on average 10.714 units in the first three volumes, which is really good sales despite the decline in disc sales.
The anime was the 2nd best-selling anime of the 35 anime that went on sale in 2022.”demon slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc” with an average turnover of 20,165 units was the 1st of the period and was no surprise. In summary, a new season of the anime is quite likely in terms of disc sales.
It is possible to see the current popularity of My Dress-Up Darling in Japan from the activity on social media and official Twitter accounts. 75% of the anime with more than 100,000 followers on Twitter has been renewed at least once for a new season. On the other hand, 50% of anime with 40-100k followers has been refreshed at least once.
The anime is official Twitter account is currently followed by 266k people, and for an anime that first aired in early 2022, this tracking number reflects its perfect popularity in Japan. We see that anime with similar sequence numbers can get a new season confirmation without any effort if there is enough source material.
myanimelist
Myanimelist is a popular platform closely followed by anime viewers. According to Myanimelist stats, the anime is: ranked as the 221st best anime of all time. This ranking is quite successful for a new anime. Since user subscriptions determine this ranking, this ranking will increase as more viewers discover anime in the coming months.
My Dress-Up Darling on Google Searches
Recent searches on Google with the name of the anime immediately show its current popularity. With the name of the anime, more than 1.5 million monthly searches have been made on Google lately. That’s a pretty good search volume for an anime and a popularity level that many anime will never reach. So much so that this search popularity equates to popular productions like Re: Zero or dr. stone. (Series like One Punch Man and Tokyo Revengers are some of the rare productions that are more sought after than My Dress-Up Darling.) If the anime can maintain its current popularity, the anime will likely be a long-running anime.
2nd season Chance of My Dress-Up Darling
Popularity on Mynanimelist
91
Popularity on social media
98
Popularity on Google searches
100
Positives
Perfect ratings (8.34 on MA, 8.1 on IMDb)
Good popularity
Ongoing manga
Success in disc sales
Good Manga Sales (5.5 million copies in print)
Pretty new anime
negatives
Only one season
Not enough source material (for now)
No major distributor or additional income (currently)
When is the second season of My Dress-Up Darling?
The anime has not yet been renewed for a second season. However, we speculated about the possibility of a new season of the anime by combining many factors. It seems that if there is no surprise, the anime will have a new season. However, there is no official news yet and it is difficult to say anything about the second season Publication date. As mentioned above, the manga series has not yet had as much source material as it has been adapted.
Given the renewal time, the status of the source material and the production time, we think a new anime season will be coming end 2023. As soon as there is official news, we will continue to share it here. Until then, we recommend that you watch “TONIKAWA: Over the moon for you“, a much-loved anime of the same genre.
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