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Aniplus Airs Simulcast of Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The anime will premiere in Japan on July 5.
Reina Ueda plays the character Miniskirt Santa. Konomi Kohara plays Sara Himeji, and Manaka Iwami plays Miori Mitō.
The returning staff for the anime includes director Sōichi Masui, anime studio CloverWorks, series composition writer Masahiro Yokotani, character designer Satomi Tamura, sound director Yoshikazu Iwanami, and composer fox capture plan.
Conton Candy performs the opening theme song "Snowdrop."
Kadokawa published the first novel in Hajime Kamoshida's series, titled Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai), in April 2014. The series is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The series has more than 3 million copies in circulation (not sold). The 14th novel, titled Seishun Buta Yarō wa Girfriend no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Girlfriend), shipped on August 9. The 15th and final volume, Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend), released on October 10.
Yen Press is releasing the novel series in English.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai), the first television anime based on the light novel series, premiered in Japan in October 2018 and aired for 13 episodes. The anime adapts the story up to the fifth novel volume. Aniplus Asia aired a simulcast of the anime.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai), the anime film that adapts the sixth and seventh light novel volumes in the franchise, opened in Japan in June 2019. Aniplus Asia screened the film in various territories in Southeast Asia.
A sequel anime project adapted the eighth and ninth novels in the franchise: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid. The Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out film opened in Japan in June 2023. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid opened in Japan in December 2023. Odex screened the films in various territories in Southeast Asia.
Source: Aniplus Asia's Facebook page
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