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Funimation Streams Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl Film This Weekend
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Funimation announced on Monday that it will stream Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai), the anime film based on Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series, for a limited time, starting on Friday, April 17 at 4:00 p.m. ET, until Monday, April 20 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Aniplex of America and Funimation Films screened the anime in the United States last year on October 2 and 3, and in Canada on October 4 and 5. Aniplex of America screened the United States premiere of the film at Anime Expo last year on July 7. Aniplex of America will release the film on Blu-ray Disc in North America on June 30 later this year.
The film opened in Japan last June, and debuted at #7 in its opening weekend. The film earned a cumulative total of 373,520,090 yen (about US$3.43 million).
Aniplex of America describes the film's story:
In Fujiwara, 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, Shoko Makinohara. For reasons unknown, he encounters two Shokos: one in middle school and another who has become an adult.
As Sakuta finds himself helplessly living with Shoko, the adult Shoko leads him around by the nose, causing a huge rift in his relationship with Mai.
In the midst of all this, he discovers that the middle school Shoko is suffering from a grave illness and his scar begins to throb…
The film featured a returning staff and cast, including director Sōichi Masui, scriptwriter Masahiro Yokotani, character designer Satomi Tamura, musical composer fox capture plan, and animation production studio CloverWorks.
The movie adapts the sixth and seventh light novel volumes, Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai and Seishun Buta Yarō wa Hatsukoi Shōjo no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn't Dreaming of a First-Love Girl).
Source: Funimation
