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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out

2023 · 74 min

A quiet, tender character piece that lingers on small emotional steps and the ache of letting someone find their own way.

Directed by
Soichi Masui
Genres
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Overview
After a draining December, Sakuta is quickly nearing the end of his second year of high school. Since Mai is a third-year student, they don't have much time left together before graduation rolls around. Meanwhile, his sister, Kaede, is slowly but steadily venturing outdoors again. Just as she begins to find her footing, she announces her most ambitious goal yet—attending her brother's high school! Sakuta knows better than anyone how difficult this will be for Kaede, and he's ready to support her however he can. He's just not sure if that's what's best for her...or what she really wants...

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Directed by
Soichi Masui
Genres
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • healing
  • trauma
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Rascal Does Not Dream Collection

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  2. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack KidMovie · 2023
  3. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing OutMovie · 2023 This title
  4. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear FriendMovie · 2026

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Genres
animation, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Soichi Masui
Written by
Masahiro Yokotani
Starring
Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Yurika Kubo, Nao Toyama, Atsumi Tanezaki, Maaya Uchida, Sora Amamiya, Yuma Uchida
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
74 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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