Reina Ueda:"Rascal Does Not Dream Senpai" "The Mysterious Miniskirt Santa" "There's Not Much I Can Say..."

An event for the TV anime "Rascal Does Not Dream," based on the "College Student Arc" of the popular light novel series "Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus" (Dengeki Bunko), was held on March 22nd at the world's largest anime event "AnimeJapan 2025," held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo). Kaito Ishikawa, who plays Kaito Ishikawa , who plays Mai Sakurajima, Sora Amamiya, who plays Uzuki Hirokawa, Aya Yamane, who plays Ikumi Akagi, and Reina Ueda, who plays Miniskirt Santa, appeared on stage. Ueda, who plays the mysterious Miniskirt Santa, said, "There's so little I can say..."

At the event, it was announced that "Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus" will be broadcast from July, and that Konomi Kohara, who will play Himeji Sara, and Manaka Iwami, who will play Mitou Miori, will appear in the "College Student Edition." Kohara and Iwami made a surprise appearance on stage.

The "Rascal Does Not Dream" series depicts the love story between high school student Sakuta Azusagawa, who is an outsider at school, and his senior actress Mai Sakurajima. The keyword is "puberty syndrome," which occurs during adolescence. The total number of copies of the original work published is over 3 million.

The TV anime "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" aired from October to December 2018. The movie version of the anime "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl of an Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out" on June 23, 2023, and "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid" on December 1 of the same year.