AoButa, 青ブタ, Rascal Does Not Dream: University Student Arc, Rascal Series: University Arc, 青春ブタ野郎 大学生編, Seishun Buta Yarou: Daigakusei-hen, Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, 青春ブタ野郎はサンタクロースの夢を見ない
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. 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...
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Oct 19, 2025, 01:54 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai
2025ViewingConfirmedRascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai
2026(×﹏×)Rascal 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 is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 2 hours ago
Top reasons
- Confirmed announcement - Official evidence confirms a sequel announcement.
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus getting a new season?
- Yes - Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus be renewed?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus's renewal probability?
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus's CourScore is 100 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-updated probability out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 4,299 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.91 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.44 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 1,607,170 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 412 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,020 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 41 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Jun 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 85,194 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 721,078 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.35 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1,324 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 89,006 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,347 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 96,683 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.7 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 21.84 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 73,694 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,008 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 121 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 780 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 194,286 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.56 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 28,699 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 7,736 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 695 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 199 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,666 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 224,969 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 29,168 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,933 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 82 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source favorites | GLOBAL | 33 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 542,884 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source members | GLOBAL | 4,285 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 109 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 116 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 20 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.65 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 37 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 147 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 40 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |