Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai charmed people with things that many already enjoyed about certain other romantic comedies. It provided fast-moving romance that was built on a solid foundation of lengthy, but witty banter. The anime would then use the time it saved skipping romantic weeble-wobbling to explore mysterious ailments that felt legitimately unique in the way relatable traumatic experiences manifested as supernatural.
While many celebrate the Rascal Does Not Dream series as a romantic comedy, which it very much is, there is also a deeply emotional story going on for many of the characters involved.
However, what many don’t realize is that the series didn’t just end with a first season. The story has very much been continuing on past where the TV anime left off.
Rascal Does Not Dream Series Watch Order
The Rascal Does Not Dream series continued on with the light novel story after the first season of anime in the form of movies. However, as it prepares to swerve back with a new TV anime in 2025, it is important that you don’t miss out on everything that happened in between.
How to Watch the Rascal Does Not Dream Series in Order
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (TV Anime)
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (Movie)
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (Movie)
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (Movie)
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (TV Anime) (Upcoming in 2025)
Do You Need to Watch The Rascal Does Not Dream Movies?
In short, the Rascal Does Not Dream movies are required watching.
As we live in a world of compilation films created to cash-grab for popular series and maybe give fans a few new scenes if they are good, it is an understandable impulse to maybe not bother with some anime movies for a series.
However, the three Rascal Does Not Dream movies are a continuation of the light novel story, which is a pretty linear story. This means if you have not watched the movies, jumping back into the series at the new Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus TV anime will be difficult.
While other series may leave room to skip a movie and still make inferences from the context for what you missed, Rascal Does Not Dream is just slightly more complex than your average rom-com-dram anime since its supernatural element means that anything can happen.
