Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus won a new trailer this Sunday (18), however the official website revealed its release date. The series adapts the university arc “to buta” (ln vol 13) about MEI and Sakuta at the university.
Therefore the release of RASCAL DOES NOT Dream of Santa Claus takes place on July 5, 2025 with animation from Cloverworks ( Yakusoku in Neverland ).
Synopsis RASCAL DOES NOT Dream:
Adolescence Syndrome - A mysterious phenomenon that, they say, arises from an unstable emotional state. During high school, Sakuta Azusagawa met several girls who went through different manifestations of this syndrome. Now he is in college. Alongside her girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima - an extremely popular actress across the country - Sakuta joins a university located in Kanazawa Hakkei. It was there that he came across something unexpected: a girl dressed as Mom Noel, on the outskirts. - Hey… can you see me?
This phrase… He had heard something similar before. The girl, who presents herself as “Tōko Kirishima”, says she is distributing adolescence syndrome like a gift. With premonitory dreams that viralize on social networks, a mysterious internet singer, Poltergeists and other unexplained events, a new wave of encounters with girls in emotional conflict is about to start.
Because adolescence… has not yet come to an end.
So franchise is based on the light novels written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keiji Mizoguchi , published in Japan by Dengeki Bunko .
Finally the series has already won the audience with an anime adaptation in 2018 and three films released in 2019 and 2023.
Source: Official Website