Sakuta Azusagawa
main character
MOVIE
8.4
My TrackerPLANNING
Episode: 0 / 1
My Score:
Anime DetailsFINISHED
Estimated watch time
1h 30m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Coming of Age92%Male Protagonist86%Female Protagonist84%Urban Fantasy84%Heterosexual81%Primarily Teen Cast74%Urban72%Age Regression72%Ensemble Cast67%Magic64%
MOVIEFINISHED2019 SPRING8.4 / 10 AniList score
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
青春ブタ野郎はゆめみる少女の夢を見ない• Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai
Synopsis & Story
In Fujisawa, where the skies are bright and the seas glisten, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. His blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted with the appearance of his first crush, Shouko Makinohara. For reasons unknown, he encounters two Shouko's: one in middle school and another who has become an adult. As Sakuta finds himself helplessly living with the Shouko's, the adult Shouko leads him around by the nose, causing a huge rift in his relationship with Mai. In the midst of all of this, he discovers that the middle school Shouko is suffering from a grave illness and his scar begins to throb... (Source: Aniplex USA)
Trailer
Watch on YouTubeWhere to Watch Officially
Availability, audio and subtitles vary by region and service.
Featured Cast & Voice Actors
Franchise Universe & Related Entries
Aniphoria guide
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl: should you watch it?
At a glance
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 84/100 — 83% of 136,674 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #28 highest-rated film of all time, and #11 most popular film of all time, and #1 highest-rated film of 2019 on AniList.
Of the 212.5K AniList users who started it, 0.4% dropped it, so it is very rarely abandoned; 205.5K have finished it.
As a 90-minute film, it fits in a single evening.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Psychological, Romance — especially coming of age, male protagonist, female protagonist, urban fantasy.
Where it fits in the series
- Watch first: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018)
- Watch next: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (2023)
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Hajime Kamoshida
- Director
- Souichi Masui
- Character design
- Satomi Tamura
- Music
- fox capture plan
Opening & ending themes
Endings
- ED1“Fukashigi no Karte movie ver.” by Inori Minase & Maaya Uchida & Nao Touyama & Yurika Kubo & Asami Seto & Atsumi Tanezaki
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl FAQ
- How long is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl runs 90 minutes (1 h 30 min).
- Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl finished?
- Yes. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl has finished airing — the final episode aired June 15, 2019.
- Is there a season 2 of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl?
- Yes — the story continues in Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (2023).
- What should I watch before Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl?
- Watch Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai first — Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl is a direct sequel.
- Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl based on a light novel?
- Yes. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl adapts the light novel by Hajime Kamoshida.
- Who animated Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl was animated by CloverWorks and directed by Souichi Masui.
- Where can I watch Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl is listed on Bilibili, Netflix, Crunchyroll. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.