Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Reveals New Sara Himeji Visual
This visual confirms that Sara Himeji, a character introduced in the University Arc, will play a central role in the film adapting the series' concluding volume.
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The upcoming theatrical anime film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend has released a new memorial visual and promotional video focusing on Sara Himeji, voiced by Konomi Kohara. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japan on October 16, 2026. Soichi Masui returns as director, with Masahiro Yokotani as story composer, Satomi Tamura as character designer, and fox capture plan composing the music. CloverWorks is handling animation production. The voice cast includes Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa, Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima, and others. The film is the latest entry in the Rascal Does Not Dream anime series, adapting the 15th and final main volume of Hajime Kamoshida's light novel series. Yen Press has licensed the light novels and manga adaptation for English release. Crunchyroll streams the previous anime series and films. A second short story collection for the light novel series will be released in Japan on October 9, 2026.
The new memorial visual and promotional video for *Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend* show Sara Himeji in a school uniform, standing in a hallway with her hand on a locker. The video, posted on the official X account and Aniplex's YouTube channel, also shows brief new footage of Sara interacting with Sakuta. The film adapts the 15th and final main volume of Hajime Kamoshida's light novel series. Yen Press describes that volume's story as one where "Sakuta must make a choice that will decide everything...for him...for Mai...for Shouko...for Miori...and for Touko," adding that "this will be his final bout of Adolescence Syndrome." The full returning voice cast includes Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima, Sora Amamiya as Uzuki Hirokawa, Aya Yamane as Ikumi Akagi, Manaka Iwami as Miori Mito, Reina Ueda as Nene Iwamizawa, Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba, Inori Minase as Shoko Makinohara, Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama, Nao Toyama as Tomoe Koga, and Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa. The light novel series, written by Kamoshida and illustrated by Keji Mizoguchi, is published by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on April 10, 2014. Fifteen volumes have been published as of July 2025. The anime adaptation began with the 2018 TV series *Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai*, followed by three films released in 2019 and 2023, and a TV series titled *Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus* that premiered in July 2025.
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