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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend

2026 · 118 min

A wistful, puzzle-box romance that asks you to hold several overlapping realities in mind while it quietly breaks your heart.

Tagline: Find Touko Kirishima, Mai-san is in danger.
Overview: Faced with the truth about Miori and Touko Kirishima, Sakuta must make a choice. This will be his final case of Adolescence Syndrome!
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, love, memory, fate
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
memory
fate
coming-of-age
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild