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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

2019 · 90 min

It is a deeply affecting and beautifully animated journey through sacrifice and the persistence of connection across time.

Directed by
Soichi Masui
Genres
Animation, Romance, Drama
Starring
Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Inori Minase
Overview
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

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  • Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Soichi Masui
Genres
Animation, Romance, Drama
Starring
Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Inori Minase
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • memory
  • death
  • fate
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism3
Romance9
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight10

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animation, romance, drama, fantasy
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