8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
My Dress-Up Darling (2022)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids—especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa—seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids—especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa—seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of personal growth, shared hobbies, and romantic connection, making it neutral. Its narrative champions individual passion and mutual support rather than engaging with broader societal or political issues.
My Dress-Up Darling features a cast and setting that are culturally specific to Japan, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles. The narrative positively portrays its main characters and their developing heterosexual relationship, focusing on personal growth and shared passions rather than critiquing traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
My Dress-Up Darling does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story is entirely centered on the developing heterosexual romance between the two main protagonists and their shared hobby of cosplay, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
My Dress-Up Darling does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The series centers on a cisgender male and female protagonist, exploring their shared passion for cosplay and their developing romantic relationship. Therefore, the portrayal of transsexual identity is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
My Dress-Up Darling is a faithful adaptation of its manga source material. All main and significant supporting characters retain their established genders from the original work, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender on screen.
My Dress-Up Darling is an anime adaptation of a Japanese manga. The characters, including the protagonists Wakana Gojo and Marin Kitagawa, are consistently portrayed as Japanese in both the source material and the animated series, with no changes to their established race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
8.5
Critic Ratings
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