A main trailer has been released for the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid anime movie, which begins screening in Japan on December 1. A special visual featuring the heroines of the series was also revealed.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid was preceded by June’s Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out movie, with both being sequels to the 2018 Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai series and the 2019 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl movie. The 2023 movies are the last of protagonist Sakuta Azusagawa’s high school-era experiences.
The Rascal Does Not Dream anime series is based on the Dengeki Bunko light novels written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keji Mizoguchi. The series sees Sakuta helping various girls who suffer from a supernatural affliction dubbed Adolescence Syndrome, which is connected to the social issues they face in the real world. Yen Press describes the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid volume of the light novels as:
March has arrived, meaning there’s only one month left in the third term. Mai’s graduation has come and gone. This might be a time for change, but that isn’t nearly enough to explain why Sakuta meets a little girl who looks just like Mai did when she was a child actress. Before he can even begin to unravel this fresh mystery, his father calls. Their family hasn’t lived together since Kaede was bullied. Two long years later, their mother says she wants to see her daughter. What’s changed, and what’s stayed the same? There’s only one way to find out…
The light novel series began publication in 2014 and has 13 volumes as of July 2023. Some of its arcs have received manga adaptations by various mangaka.
Staff
• Director: Souichi Masui (returning)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Masahiro Yokotani (returning)
• Character designer: Satomi Tamura (returning)
• Animation production: CloverWorks
Cast
• Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta
• Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
• Nao Touyama as Tomoe Koga
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
• Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
• Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
• Inori Minase as Shoko Makinohara
Source: @aobuta_anime
