Aniplex announced the Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime series will premiere in July 2025. In addition, a new trailer was released at AnimeJapan 2025, confirming that Conton Candy performs the opening theme song “Snowdrop.”
The staff and cast includes:
Staff
- Original Work: Hajime Kamoshida (“Seishun Buta Yaro” series published by Dengeki Bunko)
- Original Illustration: Keji Mizoguchi
- Director: Soichi Masui
- Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
- Character Design: Satomi Tamura
- Prop Design: Kota Michishita
- Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa
- Art Supervisor: Satoshi Okubo
- Art Director: Hirofumi Sakagami
- Color Design: Asuka Yokota
- 3D Directors: Kengo Oda, Hazuki Tanaka
- Director of Photography: Xiaomu Yang
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Editor: Akinori Mishima
- Music: fox capture plan
- Animation Production: CloverWorks
- Produced by: AOBUTA Project
Cast
- Sakuta Azusagawa: Kaito Ishikawa
- Mai Sakurajima: Asami Seto
- Uzuki Hirokawa: Sora Amamiya
- Ikumi Akagi: Aya Yamane
- Sara Himeji: Konomi Kohara
- Miori Mito: Manaka Iwami
- Miniskirt Santa: Reina Ueda
- Kaede Azusagawa：Yurika Kubo
- Tomoe Koga：Nao Toyama
- Rio Futaba：Atsumi Tanezaki
- Nodoka Toyohama：Maaya Uchida
- Shoko Makinohara：Inori Minase
Lastly, here’s an overview of the Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime, via Aniplex:
After encountering various girls going through Puberty Syndrome, Sakuta Azusagawa’s high school days have come to a close, and he is now a university student.
He enrolls at a university in Kanazawa-hakkei alongside his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima, a nationally famed actress. Off campus, he stumbles upon an out-of-season miniskirt Santa.
“I’m surprised. So, you can see me.”
This is a phrase he’s heard somewhere before. This miniskirt Santa, who claims to be gifting Puberty Syndrome to people, tells Sakuta…
“My name… is Toko Kirishima.”
Precognitive dreams, an anonymous online singer, poltergeists buzzing on social media… A mysterious tale with enigmatic phenomenons surrounding girls with wavering hearts starts again.
Puberty continues…
