Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

2019

1h 30m

8.2(612 votes)

Animation

Romance

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kaito Ishikawa

Sakuta Azusagawa (voice)

Asami Seto

Mai Sakurajima (voice)

Inori Minase

Shoko Makinohara (voice)

Nao Toyama

Tomoe Koga (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Rio Futaba (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Nodoka Toyohama (voice)

Yurika Kubo

Kaede Azusagawa (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Kunimi (voice)

Satomi Sato

Fumika Nanjo (voice)

Natsuki Aikawa

Ryoko Hanawa (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Soichi Masui
Written by: Masahiro Yokotani
Produced by: Yuichiro Kurokawa
Shuko Yokoyama

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