My Dress-Up Darling: Do Marin and Gojo end up together in the manga?

My Dress-Up Darling is an immensely popular romance series that has won fans over with its adorable main characters and deep dive into cosplay. Created by Shinichi Fukuda, the story revolves around Wakana Gojo, a reserved high school student who enjoys making traditional Hina dolls, and Marin Kitagawa, a lively gyaru who is passionate about otaku culture and cosplay.

Despite their opposing personalities, a chance encounter allows Marin and Gojo to form a partnership, where they motivate each other's passions and individuality. Throughout their time spent together, Marin and Gojo gradually became closer and closer, though struggling to express their true feelings. As a result, anime viewers and fans who aren’t caught up with the manga may wonder whether these two ever actually get together.

Yes, Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojo do end up together in My Dress-Up Darling, with their confession scene taking place in chapter 107 of the manga. Their journey to romance was a slow burn, filled with drama and anxiousness, but the series managed to memorably portray the development between its main characters coming to fruition.

As mentioned, Marin and Gojo initially got together in My Dress-Up Darling because of their respective hobbies, with Marin taking Gojo’s help to create her beautiful and complex cosplay outfits. Over the course of the series, the two have a positive influence over each other, with Gojo gradually coming out of his shell and looking at a life outside of doll-making.

At the same time, still innocent to the ways of the world, Gojo was unable to properly figure out his thoughts for a long time. Marin, on the other hand, realized her love for Gojo’s work ethic, personality, and character early on in the series, constantly thinking about how much she loved him.

However, though she was generally outgoing, expressing true feelings of attraction was a step too far. Nevertheless, the manga continued being lighter, with hilarious and heartwarming antics between the cast. This changed during My Dress-Up Darling's Mandate of Heaven Arc, where the sudden tonal shift went viral online.

Gojo, who was consumed with creating an intricate Haniel costume for Marin, became obsessed and plagued with self-doubt. Thankfully, due to his experience and skills built up till that point, he could create his masterpiece, which allowed Marin to captivate every attendee at the Comiket.

Though happy about the attention she received, Marin was hurt when she looked at Gojo, who had an annoyed and distant expression. This kept bugging her ever since, further intensifying once Marin got to know that Gojo couldn’t practice doll-making due to his focus on Marin’s cosplay.

Marin and Gojo’s confession scene in My Dress-Up Darling

Feeling guilty, Marin decided to stop asking for Gojo’s help, cutting ties with him. During a meeting at her apartment, she explained how she was burdening Gojo, though the protagonist kept trying to clarify that he decided to make costumes of his own will.

Not able to contain herself any longer, Marin expressed her true thoughts, where she was shocked by Gojo’s expression during the Comiket. Just as their relationship seemed to be approaching the point of no return, Gojo decided to take a leap of faith and pour his heart out, something he had never done before.

Gojo shared how he felt jealous of the people who were mesmerized by Marin. Though he had given her the power to steal the spotlight, seeing her in front of the cameras made him realize that he loved Marin and had a selfish side that wanted to keep her all to himself.

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As he said these words, Gojo was expecting his link with Marin to be severed forever but was surprised with a kiss. Marin jumped on Gojo, joyfully shouting that she loved him too and that she liked how he was getting jealous over her.

This ended a string of tense chapters, marking a new beginning in Marin and Gojo’s lives, as she showered him with kisses after their confession. Following this, My Dress-Up Darling also includes a few chapters of Marin and Gojo dating before concluding with a timeskip, where Marin and Gojo are happily married and thriving in their respective careers.

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