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“Sakuta's happy life with Mai is disrupted by a past figure, forcing him to confront lingering emotions and protect loved ones.”
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
8.59
114 rank · 813,476 viewers · 11,187 favorites
Drama
Romance
Supernatural
School
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Synopsis
Sakuta's happy life with Mai is disrupted by a past figure, forcing him to confront lingering emotions and protect loved ones.
Six months ago, Sakuta Azusagawa had a chance encounter with a bunny girl in a library. Ever since then, he's been blissfully happy with his girlfriend: Mai Sakurajima, that same bunny girl. However, when a familiar face from his past reappears in his life, it threatens to shake the foundation of his relationship with Mai. As Sakuta finds himself drawn into a complex web of emotions and circumstances beyond his understanding, he'll be forced to confront feelings he thought he'd left behind. With the well-being of those he cares about hanging in the balance, Sakuta must navigate the delicate balance between past and present, love and duty, in a story that explores the depths of human connection and the price of holding onto memories.
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Community consensus
Derived from 148 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 148 viewers settled on.
93%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 2.18
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.4 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 1.8
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No
Score over time
↑ 1.32
Running avg · Jun 2019 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Good characters, music was a bit lacking. Made me cry 2 times. The plot was a bit confusing at times but the confusion wasn't enough for me to dislike it. The ending was satisfying in my opinion...”
- 10 “uh just so you know, i loved the show and all the characters are some of my favorites, so this review i guess can be counted as bias. i gave it a 10/10 because i love everything about this anime,...”
- 10 “The movie just came out on Funimation, and what can I say. It is a 10/10. This movie had me tearing up more than the anime show. I didn't realize that I was going to be tearing up through out the...”
Verbosity
Short · 51%
Medium · 34%
Long · 16%
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- Format 1 × 90′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 30m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2019 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14418 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network Producer
- BS11 Producer
- ABC Animation Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor