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3 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / My Dress-Up Darling / Arc 5

Arc 5 of 12 in My Dress-Up Darling

Arc 5: Fireworks festival

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of Season 1.

Seen by the end of Season 2.

What happens

Homework and a summer festival give Marin and Wakana time together outside their costume projects. A late-night conversation leaves Marin with feelings she cannot yet tell him face to face.

Where it sits

Arc 5 in My Dress-Up Darling
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
MangaVol 5Chapters 37–39Japanese
MangaVol 5Chapters 37–39English
AnimeSeason 1Season 1, episode 12—

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