Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend opens to 184 million yen, the best three-day start in the series' history
CloverWorks' film, the finale of the Rascal Does Not Dream anime, drew more than 113,000 viewers from its October 16 opening through Sunday, placing fourth at the Japanese box office and first among new releases.
The last chapter of the Rascal Does Not Dream anime has had the strongest start of any of them. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend opened in Japan on Friday, October 16, and made more than 184 million yen over its first three days. More than 113,000 people saw it in that time, a record opening for the series. The film placed fourth in the weekend box office rankings and first among that week's new releases.
The end of the road
The film shares its title with the final volume of Hajime Kamoshida's Dengeki Bunko light novels, illustrated by Keji Mizoguchi, and it closes out the series. The novels have more than 4 million copies in print. Every story turns on Adolescence Syndrome, a set of strange phenomena said to strike people during their teenage years. Dear Friend is meant to explain what lies behind it.
The story is set in Fujisawa and Yokohama and opens on a shock. Mai Sakurajima claims she is Toko Kirishima, the singer known only through the internet. From there reality starts to shift, and Sakuta Azusagawa gets a warning telling him to stop Toko. He sets out to find her and put the world back to normal.
Who's behind it
CloverWorks animated the film, with Soichi Masui directing, Masahiro Yokotani on composition and screenplay, and Satomi Tamura designing the characters. fox capture plan wrote the music. Kaito Ishikawa and Asami Seto lead as Sakuta and Mai, and Manaka Iwami, Inori Minase, Sora Amamiya and Atsumi Tanezaki are among the returning cast.
From Bunny Girl Senpai to the finale
The anime started in October 2018 with the TV series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. The film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl followed in June 2019. Two more films came out in 2023: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out in June and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid in December. The second TV series, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, aired from July to September 2025 and adapted the story's university arc.
