The official website for the anime adaptation of Hajime Kamoshida‘s light novel series, Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō), announced that the project will receive a theatrical release.
The website revealed a key visual for the film, depicting Kaede Azusagawa wearing a school uniform and venturing out of her house on a snowy day with an umbrella in hand.
The sequel anime film will adapt the eighth and ninth novels in the series: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing OutandRascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid.
The cast for the film includes:
| Voice Actor | Character |
| Kaito Ishikawa | Sakuta Azusagawa |
| Yurika Kubo | Kaede Azusagawa |
| Nao Tōyama | Tome Koga |
| Atsumi Tanezaki | Rio Futaba |
| Maaya Uchida | Nodoka Toyohama |
| Asami Seto | Mai Sakurajima |
| Inori Minase | Shōko Makinohara |
Sōichi Masuiat CloverWorks will direct the film. Masahiro Yokotani will handle the series composition and scripts, with Satomi Tamura returning as the character designer.
The story of the film, as described by Crunchyroll, is:
“Puberty syndrome – Abnormal experiences rumored on the internet to be caused by sensitivity and instability during adolescence. This year, Sakuta Azusagawa, a second-year student at a high school near Enoshima, meets several girls that are experiencing this “puberty syndrome.”
For instance, he meets a wild bunny girl in the library. She turns out to be an actress on hiatus, Mai Sakurajima, who is also his senior at the school. For some reason, no one else can see this enchanting girl. How did she become invisible…?”
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The novel series was previously adapted into a television anime that premiered in Japan in October 2018. The original Rascal Does Not Dream film adapts the sixth and seventh volumes of the series and was released in June 2019.
The original light novel series is being published in English by Yen Press.
About Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai is a light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. It received a manga series in December 2015 and an anime series in October 2018.
It is story revolving around high school students Sakuta Azusagawa and Mai Sakurajima, a teenage actress. Mai suffers from the Adolescence Sydrome, an urban legend which is more of a horrific reality, and Sakuta decides to help her and others suffering from it.
Sources: Rascal Does Not Dream Anime Official Website
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