The entertainment giant Aniplex recently confirmed that Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend anime film will premiere on Fall 2026.
The cast of the anime include:
- Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa
- Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
- Sora Amamiya as Uzuki Hirokawa
- Aya Yamane as Ikumi Akagi
- Konomi Kohara as Sara Himeji
- Manaka Iwami as Miori Mitō
- Reina Ueda as Nene Iwamizawa
- Nao Tōyama as Tomoe Koga
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
- Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
- Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
- Inori Minase as Shōko Makinohara
Staff of the anime include:
- Sōichi Masui as Director
- Animation Studio: CloverWorks
- Masahiro Yokotani as Script Supervisor
- Satomi Tamura as Character Designer
- fox capture plan as Music Composers
- Aniplex as Film Distributor
Seishun Buta Yarō, also known as Rascal Does Not Dream in English, is a Japanese light novel series penned by Hajime Kamoshida with illustrations by Kēji Mizoguchi. Published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko label, the series spans sixteen volumes, released between April 2014 and July 2025. A manga adaptation, featuring artwork by various illustrators, has been running in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki G’s Comic, a seinen manga magazine, since December 2015.
The series was adapted into an anime television show by CloverWorks, titled Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, which aired from October to December 2018. This was followed by an anime film, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, which hit theaters in June 2019. A second film, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out, debuted in June 2023, and a third, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, premiered in December 2023. A second anime television series, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, was broadcast from July to September 2025.
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