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
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 10:16 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Oct 18, 2025, 05:03 PM.
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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
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 53 minutes 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 signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.66 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 29 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 122 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 41,044 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 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 |
| jikan | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | May 23, 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 members | GLOBAL | 4,285 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.92 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 4,353 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.45 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 605 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 611 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 550,323 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 1,502 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 1,178 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 1,607,170 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,020 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 412 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 41 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 97,434 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 235,223 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 98,192 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 28,807 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 82 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,120 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 92,890 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 32 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 91 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 3,084 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,533 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 665 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.75 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 73,961 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 798 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 733,241 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 85 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.37 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 29,663 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.7 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 7,738 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 195,977 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |