

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, AoButa, 青ブタ, Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai, 青春ブタ野郎はディアフレンドの夢を見ない
The audience erupted in excitement upon learning that the true identity of the mysterious, wildly popular internet singer was none other than the nation’s favorite actress, Mai Sakurajima. The scene was exactly the same as the dream Sakuta Azusagawa had seen on Christmas Eve.
Starting with Mai’s shocking confession on April 1, the impossible events that everyone once dreamed of keep happening one after another. The social media hashtag "#Yumemiru," where dreams come true, has vanished, and as Sakuta struggles with the disconnect between the reality before him and his own perception, he receives a message from a version of himself in an alternate reality.
―Stop Touko Kirishima,
―Before reality is rewritten.
To restore the world to its original state, Sakuta sets out to find Touko Kirishima. This is a story about overcoming the "Adolescent Syndrome".
(Source: Crunchyroll News, edited)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai
2026Viewing(×﹏×)Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai
2025ConfirmedRascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Odekake Sister no Yume wo Minai
2023ConfirmedRascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Randoseru Girl no Yume wo Minai
2023ConfirmedRascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai
2019ConfirmedRascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai
2018Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
59.3
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 6 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 83.2
- Format continuity - Format (MOVIE) matches prior mainline entries
- Cohort rating percentile - 97th percentile within season cohort
The recorded adaptation appears close to the available source. Films or original continuations may still be possible.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend has a 59/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend be renewed?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend currently scores 59 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend's renewal probability?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend's CourScore is 59 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 83 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 496 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 34,577 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| animate | merch rank | JP | 14 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 122 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 41,048 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 562 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 20 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 413 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 55,584 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 53,232 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.93 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 28,961 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,369 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.45 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 37 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 115 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 115 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,670 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.01 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,972 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 89 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 19.65 | Mar 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1,289 | Mar 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 59 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 552,972 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 4,184 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 4,108 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 3 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 8,370 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 584,940 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |