Seishun Buta Yarou returns next year

On the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels "Seishun Buta Yarou Series (Rascal Does Not Dream)", a promotional trailer for the series "Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus" was revealed, which will cover the "University Arc" and is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2025 in Japan.

The press release also announced cast members, including:

Queen Ueda as Miniskirt Santa

Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa.

Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima

For his part, Hajime Kamoshida began the publication of the light novels in April 2014 through the Kadokawa publishing house, and finished it in October 2024 with a total of fifteen volumes. The literary franchise does not have numbered volumes, but each one bears the title of its own story arc, but keeping the part of "Seishun Buta Yarou (Rascal Does Not Dream)", which gives the franchise its name.

Synopsis of Seishun Buta Yarou Series

One day, in the library where Sakuta Azusagawa studies, he stumbles upon an unexpected sight: a beautiful high school girl dressed as a bunny. It turns out to be Mai Sakurajima, a famous former actress and fellow student at Minegahara High School. However, his surprise at seeing Mai dressed so boldly in the library is nothing compared to the surprise of realizing that he is the only one who can see her. Remembering an event from her past, Sakuta offers to help Mai discover the reason for her invisibility. Despite their initial conflicted relationship, the two soon become intimate: Mai and Sakuta learn to appreciate each other and their friendship turns into a budding romance.

This further fuels his determination to solve Mai's dilemma. As the investigation progresses, Sakuta attributes Mai's situation to an urban legend known as Adolescence Syndrome: strange phenomena that occur in youth, unexplained by science and often dismissed as delusions. With few promising results, Mai's situation worsens to the point that going unnoticed is the least of her worries. Can Sakuta and Mai solve the mystery of their teenage syndrome before it disappears completely?

Source: Comic Natalie