Kadokawa has announced Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, the anime film based on Hajime Kamoshida’s Rascal Does Not Dream novel series, will open on October 16 in Japanese theaters. An updated key visual for the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend anime film was revealed alongside a new trailer.
The cast of the anime film includes:
- 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 Mitō
- Reina Ueda as Nene Iwamizawa
- Nao Tōyama as Tomoe Koga
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
- Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
- Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
- Inori Minase as Shōko Makinohara
Sōichi Masui directs the new film at CloverWorks. Masahiro Yokotani oversees and writes the script, and Satomi Tamura is the character designer. fox capture plan will compose the music, and Aniplex is distributing the film. Aniplex describes the film as taking the story toward its finale.
The previous part of the story, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, premiered on July 5, 2025, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series outside Japan. The English dub premiered a few weeks later on July 26 on Crunchyroll. Conton Candy performs the opening theme song “Snowdrop.” The cast members for Uzuki Hirokawa, Ikumi Akagi, Sara Himeji, and Tōko Kirishima perform the ending theme song “Suiheisen wa Boku no Furukizu (The Horizon Is My Old Wound).”
