Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime revealed a new trailer, along with a July 2025 release date . Additionally, two cast members were announced along with the opening theme song artist. Konomi Kohara and Manaka Iwami are joining the cast as Sara Himeji and Miori Mito respectively. The band Conton Candy is singing the opening theme “Snowdrop.”
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The anime previously shared updated designs for the characters, showing their slightly older versions. Studio CloverWorks is again animating, with the new TV anime entering the University Arc.
About Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Anime
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus is only the second TV series for the franchise, following Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. You can see the main staff and cast below.
The main anime staff:
- Director: Soichi Masui
- Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
- Character Design: Satomi Tamura
- Music: fox capture plan
- Animation Production: CloverWorks
The main voice cast:
- Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
- Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa
- Reina Ueda as Mini-Skirt Santa
The story takes place in the 14th volume of the novel, which Yen Press describes:
IS THE REAL MINISKIRT SANTA IN A SEA OF FAKES?
Sakuta thought he’d already accomplished step one: Find Toko Kirishima. The next step was convincing her to help protect Mai, but that proved easier said than done. In the process, however, he makes a confusing discovery: There are multiple Toko Kirishimas! The Toko he knows may not actually be the person he’s looking for! With clues from his friends’ prophetic dreams, he gets closer to figuring out exactly what danger awaits Mai, but he’ll have to sort through the fake Kirishimas and determine who’s the real deal before it’s too late…
About Rascal Does Not Dream Series
The Rascal Does Not Dream light novel series was written by Hajime Kamoshida, while Keji Mizoguchi drew the illustrations for it. ASCII Media Works began publishing it under their Dengeki Bunko imprint in April 2014, releasing a total of 15 volumes. The final volume was released on October 10, 2024, marking the end of the novel after 10 years of serialization.
You can see the entire list of the Rascal Does Not Dream light novel volumes below.
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Petite Devil Kohai
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Logical Witch
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Home Alone
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
- Rascal Does Not Dream of His First Love
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Lost Singer
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Nightingale
- Rascal Does Not Dream of His Student
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Girlfriends
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend
The entire anime adaptation so far has been animated by CloverWorks. It includes the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV anime (covering volumes 1-5), as well as three sequel movies. They are Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (volumes 6-7), Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (Volume 8), and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (Volume 9).
There is also a manga adaptation by Tsugumi Nanamiya, which is also published by ASCII Media Works in their Dengeki G’s Comic magazine. Yen Press licensed both the manga and novel in English.
The special AoButa Exhibition is also set to conclude in April-May, recently revealing an illustration of Mai and Sakuta for the finale.
Source: Aniplex Official X, AnimeJapan 2025
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