| They already started working on s2 when s1 ended. That's why we're able to get a new season rather quickly. I'd say there'd be one last movie. But there isn't any confirmation as of now. Cloverworks is great but taking too many projects at once would ruin them. |
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@Yamada_Jakkun Not true at all , season 2 production announcement was 6 months after the end of season 1 in late September 2022 and the MDUD's director went to work on a few EPs of Bocchi The Rock S1 during that time too as he is credited on EP8 as episode director, this show aired late 2022.
Also... How is a 3 and half year wait "quickly" ? lmao , you can see here all the old threads where people complained about the complete lack of news between September 2022 and December 2024.
I'd say they actually started working on season 2 in early 2023, that would make sense as the chapter they ended this season on (before cutting it with the anime only scene) also released officially in January 2023 (chapter 86) they have to work on the script first before starting production so they couldn't do it too early as the Manga didn't even have enough material when S1 ended.
Also... How is a 3 and half year wait "quickly" ? lmao , you can see here all the old threads where people complained about the complete lack of news between September 2022 and December 2024.
I'd say they actually started working on season 2 in early 2023, that would make sense as the chapter they ended this season on (before cutting it with the anime only scene) also released officially in January 2023 (chapter 86) they have to work on the script first before starting production so they couldn't do it too early as the Manga didn't even have enough material when S1 ended.
| @Saizo32 Ah that makes more sense actually. I should've checked the old threads. Thanks for clarifying. I listened to this : The radio itself is still continuing but i don't think they'd confirm official announcement for s3 there. They didn't seem to hint on it either so im not really hopeful. |
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@Saizo32 Let's not forget My Dress Up Darling also pretty popular in Prime Amazon Japan. In era where anime also can be watch in online streaming platform, we also need consider data from streaming device. I remember Volume 1# sells were skyrocket due "fan service" in S1E2, but overall S2 pretty popular based on streaming platform and BD/DVD sales.
In the end it depends the team behind My dress up darling when they had empty schedule to made S3 since they pretty busy with Elusive Samurai S2 and Bocchi the Rock S2. My dress up darling S2 also didn't immediately announced when S1 finished due similar condition (Elusive Samurai S1 and Bocchi the Rock S1 were in production when My Dress Up Darling S1 start airing).
One thing I noted is Aniplex had commitment to finished the series when original franchise finished the series as long as its BD/DVD sales were pretty good. After saw Bunny Girl Senpai got its finale movie sequel and Kaguya got another sequel, I think My Dress Up Darling had a chance for final sequel. For the next 6 months it would interest to see every news from My dress up darling.
In the end it depends the team behind My dress up darling when they had empty schedule to made S3 since they pretty busy with Elusive Samurai S2 and Bocchi the Rock S2. My dress up darling S2 also didn't immediately announced when S1 finished due similar condition (Elusive Samurai S1 and Bocchi the Rock S1 were in production when My Dress Up Darling S1 start airing).
One thing I noted is Aniplex had commitment to finished the series when original franchise finished the series as long as its BD/DVD sales were pretty good. After saw Bunny Girl Senpai got its finale movie sequel and Kaguya got another sequel, I think My Dress Up Darling had a chance for final sequel. For the next 6 months it would interest to see every news from My dress up darling.
| @wiratama12 Yeah I know it was the 2nd most watched show this summer on all streaming platforms in Japan and usually trended the highest out of the Cloverworks trio on social medias too (except week 13 for obvious reasons, no episode scheduled and Aobuta & Kaoru Hana had one) but I think Blu-Rays sells matter more for Aniplex/Cloverworks as anime studios make their money with that, all the profit from streaming stuffs and collabs usually goes to the production committee or owner of the franchise (Square Enix in this case) instead. I will share the screen I posted on the other thread  Producer of the Show and leader of the MDUD/Bocchi/ES team at Cloverworks (Umehara) saying S2 happened because "people bought all sort of things" You explained the situation about the Umehara team perfectly but don't forget that this team might get new projects (very unlikely since they already have 3 consistent projects but you never know) so as we said a lot of time, we have to wait once Bocchi and Elusive Samurai get their release date to see how it goes , most likely next year. |
| Oricon confirmed today the official numbers I shared last week. 6th in overall Blu-rays of the week / FIRST in Anime Blu-rays of the week way above stuffs like Kaoru Hana and Wind Breaker (both weren't even in the top 15 overall Blu-rays)   This is the last data I share here since I know you guys are probably tired of it lol but yeah with all the data we have now, if there's no sequel it will be either a very stupid decision by Aniplex or a decision coming from Square Enix to stop the animated content because the Manga is over. |
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Oricon confirmed today the official numbers I shared last week.
6th in overall Blu-rays of the week / FIRST in Anime Blu-rays of the week way above stuffs like Kaoru Hana and Wind Breaker (both weren't even in the top 15 overall Blu-rays)
This is the last data I share here since I know you guys are probably tired of it lol but yeah with all the data we have now, if there's no sequel it will be either a very stupid decision by Aniplex or a decision coming from Square Enix to stop the animated content because the Manga is over.
6th in overall Blu-rays of the week / FIRST in Anime Blu-rays of the week way above stuffs like Kaoru Hana and Wind Breaker (both weren't even in the top 15 overall Blu-rays)
This is the last data I share here since I know you guys are probably tired of it lol but yeah with all the data we have now, if there's no sequel it will be either a very stupid decision by Aniplex or a decision coming from Square Enix to stop the animated content because the Manga is over.
| @Saizo32 The only news we got is volume 9 of BD/DVD, covering S2E5 and S2E6, just released for pre sales. So yeah we need to wait until 2026 when all BD/DVD already released. I think Aniplex and its Anime production committee still eager to finish the series just like the manga one. Shinichi Fukuda-sensei perhaps also all abroad the idea to finish the anime just like the manga. Square Enix is the one is in grey zone since the manga is already over and basically there's no incentive to give license for producing anime, albeit I hope they also in the same board for new sequel anime since both the manga and anime were hugely popular. |
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@Saizo32 The only news we got is volume 9 of BD/DVD, covering S2E5 and S2E6, just released for pre sales. So yeah we need to wait until 2026 when all BD/DVD already released.
I think Aniplex and its Anime production committee still eager to finish the series just like the manga one. Shinichi Fukuda-sensei perhaps also all abroad the idea to finish the anime just like the manga. Square Enix is the one is in grey zone since the manga is already over and basically there's no incentive to give license for producing anime, albeit I hope they also in the same board for new sequel anime since both the manga and anime were hugely popular.
I think Aniplex and its Anime production committee still eager to finish the series just like the manga one. Shinichi Fukuda-sensei perhaps also all abroad the idea to finish the anime just like the manga. Square Enix is the one is in grey zone since the manga is already over and basically there's no incentive to give license for producing anime, albeit I hope they also in the same board for new sequel anime since both the manga and anime were hugely popular.
@wiratama12 Dandadan's season 2 (the only anime that gave competition to MDUD S2 this summer popularity-wise in Japan outside of maybe Takopi) blu-ray numbers are out and it's basically the same numbers as Kaoru Hana S1. I agree with what you say , seeing how good MDUD blu-rays did sales-wise (MDUD S2 is basically the summer 2025 anime that sold the most) we know that if a season 3 never happens, it will clearly not be Cloverworks's fault/decision , I think at this point one can argue that MDUD is their most successful show alongside Bocchi (need to see how S2 does before) and obviously Spy x Family (not really their 100% property as it's a co-production with WIT STUDIO), and being the most successful show of a studio as big as Cloverworks is an accomplishment for sure. Now I think this whole story about a sequel is in Square Enix and maybe Aniplex hands , let's hope they can change their minds , let's wait. |
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@wiratama12 Dandadan's season 2 (the only anime that gave competition to MDUD S2 this summer popularity-wise in Japan outside of maybe Takopi) blu-ray numbers are out and it's basically the same numbers as Kaoru Hana S1.
I agree with what you say , seeing how good MDUD blu-rays did sales-wise (MDUD S2 is basically the summer 2025 anime that sold the most) we know that if a season 3 never happens, it will clearly not be Cloverworks's fault/decision , I think at this point one can argue that MDUD is their most successful show alongside Bocchi (need to see how S2 does before) and obviously Spy x Family (not really their 100% property as it's a co-production with WIT STUDIO), and being the most successful show of a studio as big as Cloverworks is an accomplishment for sure.
Now I think this whole story about a sequel is in Square Enix and maybe Aniplex hands , let's hope they can change their minds , let's wait.
I agree with what you say , seeing how good MDUD blu-rays did sales-wise (MDUD S2 is basically the summer 2025 anime that sold the most) we know that if a season 3 never happens, it will clearly not be Cloverworks's fault/decision , I think at this point one can argue that MDUD is their most successful show alongside Bocchi (need to see how S2 does before) and obviously Spy x Family (not really their 100% property as it's a co-production with WIT STUDIO), and being the most successful show of a studio as big as Cloverworks is an accomplishment for sure.
Now I think this whole story about a sequel is in Square Enix and maybe Aniplex hands , let's hope they can change their minds , let's wait.
| @Saizo32 Speaking the manga, it total sales just hit 15 million copies (being mentioned by Shinichi Fukuda-sensei itself), both digital and printed. Even the English version of the Volume 15 still not yet to sales (only happened at beginning of 2026). It is quite surprised since I remember in September 2024 they just break 12 million copies mark. If the sales of manga still full steam (despite already finished), and the sales of BD/DVD also pretty good, I think both Aniplex and its Anime production team and Square Enix don't had any reason to not finished the anime too. |
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@Saizo32 Speaking the manga, it total sales just hit 15 million copies (being mentioned by Shinichi Fukuda-sensei itself), both digital and printed. Even the English version of the Volume 15 still not yet to sales (only happened at beginning of 2026). It is quite surprised since I remember in September 2024 they just break 12 million copies mark.
If the sales of manga still full steam (despite already finished), and the sales of BD/DVD also pretty good, I think both Aniplex and its Anime production team and Square Enix don't had any reason to not finished the anime too.
If the sales of manga still full steam (despite already finished), and the sales of BD/DVD also pretty good, I think both Aniplex and its Anime production team and Square Enix don't had any reason to not finished the anime too.
| @wiratama12 Yeah I saw it ! 15 Million with only 15 Volume is awesome, it's basically a 1 Million copies sold per Volume on average ratio. What's really impressive is that you said it , it was at 12 million last year before the release of Volume 14 (late November 2024) so that mean they managed to sell 3 millions more in less than a year with only 2 new Volume released.  Maybe Manga being over might not be that big of a deal for Square Enix if it keeps doing that good anyway... ? We'll see. We basically had only good signs since anime ended : good blu-rays sales, amazing manga sales , ton of (Marin) merchs planned , we just need a final season 3 now, I still have faith for something announced next year when all the blu-rays get released. |
| Little update for the new Blu-ray released last week (Volume 8) , it sold relatively the same as the first one from season 2 (only around ~300 copies less overall) : 5084 copies (4608 Blu-ray / 476 DVDs) Kaoru Hana released on the same day and I couldn't see it in the Oricon top 15 so I assume it did less than 2K like last time and Ao Buta (santa claus) Volume 2 sold 4352 copies two week ago , that means MDUD is still doing the best out of the summer 2025 Cloverworks trio when it comes to Blu-ray/DVD sales.  I won't track the rest of the Blu-rays every months don't worry , this is my last post about it , the next 4 Blu-rays will probably sell around the same range of 4.5-5.5k copies until late February 2026 , we have enough data to say that it's still doing very good now so we'll keep waiting for an update after the 4 remaining get released. I won't lose hope just yet. |
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Little update for the new Blu-ray released last week (Volume 8) , it sold relatively the same as the first one from season 2 (only around ~300 copies less overall) :
5084 copies (4608 Blu-ray / 476 DVDs)
Kaoru Hana released on the same day and I couldn't see it in the Oricon top 15 so I assume it did less than 2K like last time and Ao Buta (santa claus) Volume 2 sold 4352 copies two week ago , that means MDUD is still doing the best out of the summer 2025 Cloverworks trio when it comes to Blu-ray/DVD sales.
I won't track the rest of the Blu-rays every months don't worry , this is my last post about it , the next 4 Blu-rays will probably sell around the same range of 4.5-5.5k copies until late February 2026 , we have enough data to say that it's still doing very good now so we'll keep waiting for an update after the 4 remaining get released. I won't lose hope just yet.
5084 copies (4608 Blu-ray / 476 DVDs)
Kaoru Hana released on the same day and I couldn't see it in the Oricon top 15 so I assume it did less than 2K like last time and Ao Buta (santa claus) Volume 2 sold 4352 copies two week ago , that means MDUD is still doing the best out of the summer 2025 Cloverworks trio when it comes to Blu-ray/DVD sales.
I won't track the rest of the Blu-rays every months don't worry , this is my last post about it , the next 4 Blu-rays will probably sell around the same range of 4.5-5.5k copies until late February 2026 , we have enough data to say that it's still doing very good now so we'll keep waiting for an update after the 4 remaining get released. I won't lose hope just yet.
| @Saizo32 Also both radio show, featuring Hina Suguta and Shoya Ishige, and Shoya Ishige making cosplay outfit were still in full steam as you said in Aniplex Official YouTube account (albeit they only released once a month). Unlike season 1, this season radio show still airing. Next radio show even feature Atsumi Tanezaki, Sajuna "Juju" Inui VA |
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