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©2024 HAJIME KAMOSHIDA/KADOKAWA/AOBUTA Project A fresh visual has been revealed for the currently airing Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus TV anime series, just before its 11th episode set to air on September 13, 2025, which begins the “Santa Claus arc.” The series first debuted in Japan on July 5, 2025, and will consist of 13 episodes.
The Rascal Does Not Dream franchise began in 2018 with the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV series. It was followed by three films: 2019’s Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl and 2023’s Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus is the newest anime installment in the series, based on the supernatural teen/young adult drama light novels authored by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keji Mizoguchi. The new series marks the inception of the anime’s adaptation of the “University Arc.”
The light novel series, published under ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint, was first released on April 10, 2014, and concluded on October 10, 2024. A short story collection was also published in July 2025. The light novels inspired several manga adaptations, and Yen Press releases the light novels and manga adaptations in English.
©2024 HAJIME KAMOSHIDA/KADOKAWA/AOBUTA ProjectCrunchyroll is streaming Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus globally, outside of Japan, and outlines the main storyline as:
After facing various girls experiencing Puberty Syndrome, Sakuta Azusagawa’s high school days are over, and he is now a university student. He joins a university in Kanazawa-hakkei with his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima, a well-known actress. Off campus, he encounters an out-of-season miniskirt Santa. Precognitive dreams, an anonymous online singer, poltergeists active on social media… A mysterious narrative with enigmatic phenomena surrounding girls with uncertain feelings begins anew. Puberty persists…
Sources: Rascal Does Not Dream Official Twitter, Crunchyroll News
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