Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced a limited theatrical run for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai) in the United States and Canada. The film will screen on February 21, 23, and 24 only. Crunchyroll has also released an English-subtitled trailer for the occasion.
The film is the latest entry in Hajime Kamoshida‘s Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō / Aobuta) franchise. Its title matches that of the 15th and final volume of the novel series, signaling that the story is heading toward its conclusion.
Bonus Story for First-Week Audiences
Audiences who caught the film during its first week of release in Japan received a special bonus short story written by Kamoshida himself, titled Seishun Buta Yarō wa Tea Garden no Yume o Miru (Rascal Does Dream of a Tea Garden). The story follows Sakuta, Mai, and Shoko after a shopping trip, with illustrations provided by Keeji Mizoguchi.
Cast
- 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
Sōichi Masui returns to direct at CloverWorks, with Masahiro Yokotani back to supervise and write the screenplay, and Satomi Tamura once again handling character design. The band fox capture plan composed the score, and Aniplex is distributing the film. Tōko Kirishima performs the in-film song “Turn the World Upside Down” and the theme song “Suihei-sen wa Boku no Furukizu finale” (The Horizon Is My Old Wound: Finale).
Franchise History
The franchise began with the television anime Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, which premiered in Japan in October 2018 and ran for 13 episodes, adapting the first five novel volumes. Aniplex of America streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and other platforms.
The anime film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, adapting volumes six and seven, opened in Japan in June 2019 and was screened in the U.S. by Aniplex of America and Funimation Films. Crunchyroll began streaming the film in June 2025 with both subtitles and an English dub.
The film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out opened in Japan in June 2023, selling 118,108 tickets and earning 175,648,924 yen (approximately US$1.28 million) in its first three days to rank #4 at the box office. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid followed in December 2023, also debuting at #4 with 119,000 tickets sold and 164,594,554 yen (approximately US$1.11 million) earned in its opening three days.
The new television anime Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai), adapting the “University Student Arc,” began airing in July 2025. Crunchyroll is streaming the series simulcast alongside an English dub.
The original novel series has over 3 million copies in circulation. Yen Press publishes the novels in English under its Yen On imprint, as well as Tsugumi Nanamiya‘s manga adaptation. The English edition of the Dear Friend novel volume was published on January 6.
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