'Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai' Movie Sequel Announced for 2026

by Vindstot
Sep 27, 2025 10:09 AM | 10 Comments

The 13th and final episode of Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus) ended with an anime movie sequel announcement on Saturday.

The sequel adapting the 14th and 15th volume of Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarou Series (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel will open in theaters in Japan under the title Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) in 2026.

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai, adapting the Daigakusei-hen (University Arc) from the tenth light novel volume onward, premiered on July 5. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime with subtitles and dubs in multiple languages.

Produced by CloverWorks, the original Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai) television anime aired in 13 episodes in Fall 2018. Aniplex of America licensed the anime and streamed it on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, and Netflix.

The Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl) sequel anime movie opened in Japan in June 2019, adapting the sixth and seventh light novel volumes.

The Seishun Buta Yarou wa Odekake Sister no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out) movie opened in Japan on June 2023, followed by Seishun Buta Yarou wa Randoseru Girl no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid) in December that year. The sequel movie project adapted the eighth and ninth novel volumes, respectively.

Kamoshida launched the romantic comedy light novel under the Dengeki Bunko imprint in April 2014, featuring illustrations by Keiji Mizoguchi (Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo). Kadokawa published the 15th and final volume in October 2024.

Yen Press licensed the light novel in English in July 2019 and released the 14th volume on June 10. The 15th volume is planned for a January 6, 2026 release.

Announcement

Official site: https://ao-buta.com/
Official X: @aobuta_anime

Source: Dengeki Online

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The movie is named after volume 15 so... :D

Oct 1, 2025 6:19 AM by Kanturu_

Got to admit I'm a sucker for anime that is classy. 🤩

Sep 27, 2025 10:44 PM by Retro8bit

@oooo3333 they already confirmed the movie is adapting vol.14-15. And vol. 14 is to short anyway for a standalone adaptation.

Sep 27, 2025 4:38 PM by Nachtwandler_21

@oooo3333 I never got used to their strategy of developing the adaptation with a bunch of movies and only two seasons of TV anime, so I still can't believe that it will end soon.

Sep 27, 2025 3:04 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert Yup, this is the end.

UNLESS they pull a plot-twist and they only adapt Volume 14, and then they announce that Volume 15 (the final volume) will be made into another movie

Sep 27, 2025 3:02 PM by oooo3333

@Nachtwandler_21 @oooo3333 So this film will essentially be some kind of grand finale?

Sep 27, 2025 2:58 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert Volume 15 is the official last volume of the franchise

There is like an extra volume afterwards, but that's just something for fun (although that might get adapted in the future as well, since the Rascal franchise is a money-maker)

Sep 27, 2025 1:49 PM by oooo3333

@RobertBobert they will adapt two final LN volumes with this movie.

Sep 27, 2025 11:09 AM by Nachtwandler_21

@oooo3333 I heard the original LN is potentially finished. How much more adaptation do they have left to do?

Sep 27, 2025 10:51 AM by RobertBobert

Correction = This will adapt both volume 14 and volume 15, not just volume 15

Sep 27, 2025 10:10 AM by oooo3333