Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced that Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, the latest film in the Rascal Does Not Dream anime series, will arrive in theaters across the United States, Canada and Australia in February 2027.
The film will premiere in Australia on February 18, followed by screenings in the United States and Canada on February 21, 23 and 24. Both Japanese with English subtitles and English-dubbed screenings will be available.
The movie premiered in Japan on October 16, 2026.
Main Trailer:
Key Visual:
CAST:
Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa
Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
Sora Amamiya as Uzuki Hirokawa
Aya Yamane as Ikumi Akagi
Konomi Kohara as Sara Himeji
Manaka Iwami as Miori Mito
Reina Ueda as Nene Iwamizawa
Nao Toyama as Tomoe Koga
Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
Inori Minase as Shoko Makinohara
STAFF:
Original Work: Hajime Kamoshida（”Seishun Buta Yaro” series published by Dengeki Bunko）
Original Illustration: Keji Mizoguchi
Director: Soichi Masui
Series Composition / Screenplay: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Satomi Tamura
Prop Design: Akane Ogawa, Kaori Akatsu
Background Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa, Norimi Akai
Background Art Supervision: Hiroshi Kato
Background Art Director: Hirofumi Sakagami
Color Setting: Asuka Yokota
3D Director: Kengo Oda
Composite Director: Xiaomu Yang
2D Design / Monitor Works / Special Effects: Saya Utsumi
Editor: Akinori Mishima
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Music: fox capture plan
Animation Production: CloverWorks
Distributed by ANIMEC
Production: AOBUTA Project
The TV anime’s first season aired in 2018. The Rascal Does Not Dream series will come to an end with Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend. The final film will reveal the truth behind the mysterious “Puberty Syndrome” that has affected high school and college students throughout the series.
The TV anime Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus premiered in July this year. Crunchyroll is streaming both the TV series and the franchise’s three previous theatrical films.
Crunchyroll describes the movie as follows:
“Actually, I’m Touko Kirishima.”
The audience erupts in cheers as nationally renowned actress Mai Sakurajima reveals herself to be the mysterious Touko Kirishima, bringing to life the very dream Sakuta Azusagawa had on Christmas Eve.
Following Mai’s shocking revelation on April 1, seemingly impossible events from people’s dreams begin to manifest in reality.
As the mysterious social media hashtag #DREAMING, where users share dreams that later come true, suddenly disappears, Sakuta begins to experience a growing disconnect between reality and his own perception. Amid the confusion, he receives a message from himself in another possible world:
“Stop Touko Kirishima, before reality is rewritten.”
Determined to restore the world to its original state, Sakuta sets out to uncover the truth behind Touko Kirishima and confront Puberty Syndrome itself.
Source: Press Release
© 2025 HAJIME KAMOSHIDA/KADOKAWA/AOBUTA Project
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