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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)

青春ブタ野郎はゆめみる少女の夢を見ない

Release:2019
Runtime:1h 30m
Country:Japan
Director:Soichi Masui
Language:Japanese

Genre

AnimationDramaFantasy
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Keywords

AfterlifesupernaturalSequelTragedySchoolSchool LifeSeinenAnime
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 10K votes
TMDb8.224/10· 599 votes

With 8.3/10 on IMDb, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.

About Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

Cast of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

  • Kaito Ishikawa

    Kaito Ishikawa

    as Sakuta Azusagawa (voice)

  • Asami Seto

    Asami Seto

    as Mai Sakurajima (voice)

  • Inori Minase

    Inori Minase

    as Shoko Makinohara (voice)

  • Nao Toyama

    Nao Toyama

    as Tomoe Koga (voice)

  • Atsumi Tanezaki

    Atsumi Tanezaki

    as Rio Futaba (voice)

  • Maaya Uchida

    Maaya Uchida

    as Nodoka Toyohama (voice)

  • Yurika Kubo

    Yurika Kubo

    as Kaede Azusagawa (voice)

  • Yuma Uchida

    Yuma Uchida

    as Yuma Kunimi (voice)

  • Satomi Sato

    Satomi Sato

    as Fumika Nanjo (voice)

  • Natsuki Aikawa

    Natsuki Aikawa

    as Ryoko Hanawa (voice)

  • Tomoyuki Shimura

    Tomoyuki Shimura

    as Sakuta's Father (voice)

  • Airi Ootsu

    Airi Ootsu

    as Mai's Mother (voice)

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl facts

Original title
青春ブタ野郎はゆめみる少女の夢を見ない
Collection
Rascal Does Not Dream Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Romance elements feel earned through character vulnerability and emotional honesty
  • •Anime visual style effectively conveys abstract emotional states to audiences
  • •Afterlife themes ground supernatural premise within genuine human relationships

What the audience disliked

  • •Light novel adaptation relies on generic school life tropes and conventions
  • •Pacing lags in middle section losing momentum before final emotional payoff
Saga: Rascal Does Not Dream Collection

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