My Dress Up Darling is an
I’ve already read the
It’s an
The male MC is Wakana Gojou, a guy who grew up liking dolls and is able to make them thanks to his grandfather who’s in the business.
They become the perfect pair and the wholesomeness builds from the moment they meet.

Here’s some of the best
1. 3D Kanojo
3D Kanojo is an
An an
His eventual girlfriend is popular, pretty, and see’s him for who he is long before they end up in a relationship.
In the unlikely relationship they have they help each others insecurities, and this builds into the wholesome romantic
It’s not the most recommended or known romance
2. Love Is Hard For Otaku
Love Is Hard For Otaku, or Watakoi is a slow paced but relaxed
Otaku culture, games, and things along those lines are common subjects and conversations here, but it’s not over the top.
Hirotaka is the dense MC who’s so laid back it takes a lot to get him angry. He ends up in a relationship with Narumi, who he’s known for a long time.
This
The stages of each princess you are up against are made up of multiple grids. Players must fight small fry enemies, which will appear in each square.
3. Horimiya
Horimiya is an
Miyamura is an
Hori, the female MC runs into him outside of school by coincidence, and their unlikely relationship begins from there.
Miyamura does read
4. Skilled Teaser Takagi
Skilled Teaser Takagi is abut two main characters. Boy and girl. The girl teases the boy and gets a kick out of it.
This is a habit you’ll see in this
You can think of this
It have the wholesome vibes as well.
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5. Tonikaku KAWAII
Tonikaku
Tsukasa Tsukuyomi saves Nasa Yuzaki from TRUCK KUN in the beginning of the
Nasa is thankful to Tsukasa for saving his life, to the point he wants to make her his wife. And that’s exactly what happens.
They move in together, build a life together, slowly, and each episode gets more and more romantic and wholesome.
This isn’t the kind of romance where nothing happens in the end, it’s a real romance where things happen from the start.
6. Monthly Girls Nozaki Kun
Monthly Girls Nozaki Kun is written like a parody, not just a rom com or a comedy. Cliches from romance
Chiyo Sakura likes Nozaki Kun, a
Chiyo never ends up in a relationship with Nozaki Kun, but that’s part of the
My Dress Up Darling Fans will appreciate it either way.
7. Maid Sama
Maid Sama is a rom com classic but it’s also in the Shoujo genre, not just slice of life. Misaki Ayuzawa doesn’t start off as waifu material.
She’s a feminist man hater, literally, who uses her power as a student council president to punish men in particular. And make their lives harder at school.
This causes them to hate her guts. Usui Takumi, a guy who likes trolling, is the one who ends up breaking through to her.
Romance follows and Misaki Ayuzawa matures as a person and makes major progress as a character. To the point of the
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8. Love, Chuunibyou, And Other Delusions
Love. Chuunibyou And Other Delusions is a bit of whacky
She’s the type of teenager who still believes she has superpowers and she acts that out while in school or otherwise.
Yuta Togashi is the guy she ends up with, who himself is an EX chuunibyou.
If you can get past the first 5 episodes or so, the
It’s a solid rom com from Kyoto Animation.
9. Gamers
Gamers is self explanatory. The
Karen Tendou, a seemingly perfect girl is a gamer who falls for a seemingly average guy called Amano.
Amano rejects her out of fear , and its taken out of the context. But things are patched up later.
The misunderstanding sin this
Honorable Mentions:
- Clannad.
- Golden Time.
- Inari Kon Kon.
- Nodame Cantabile.
- Recovery of an MMO Junkie.
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