My Dress-Up Darling manga volume 1 features story and art by Shinichi Fukuda.

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?!

My Dress-Up Darling manga volume 2 features story and art by Shinichi Fukuda.

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 the 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?!

My Dress-Up Darling manga volume 3 features story and art by Shinichi Fukuda.

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!