The TV anime "Rascal Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus of 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), will enter the "Nightingale Arc" from episode 4, "The Ally of Justice," which will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations on July 26th. A visual of Akagi Ikumi, a middle school classmate of Azusagawa Sakuta who is studying nursing at the same university, has been released. The visual is accompanied by the line, "I've always been good at hide-and-seek, even as a child."
The " Rascal Does Not Dream Senpai" series is a light novel written by Kamoshida Hajime and illustrated by Mizoguchi Cage. It depicts the love story between Azusagawa Sakuta, an outcast at school, and Sakurajima Mai, an upperclassman and actress. 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 series "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" aired from October to December 2018. The movie version of the anime series "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl" was released in June 2019, followed by "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. "Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus" is currently airing on TOKYO MX and other channels.