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
Sep 11, 2026, 09:00 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
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CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 37 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-updated probability out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 82 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,023 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 88,791 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.66 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 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 | completed | GLOBAL | 93,149 | Sep 11, 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 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 37 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 109 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 116 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Jun 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 544,958 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 930 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 22,938 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 4 | Sep 4, 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 |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 230,117 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 97,490 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 29,016 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 29 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 122 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,827 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,783 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 33 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,442 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 694 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.61 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 73,720 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 793 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 723,671 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.36 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 29,156 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.7 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.76 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 7,740 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 195,050 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |