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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film Earns 175 Million Yen in Opening Weekend
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out, the first of two sequel anime films based on Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series, earned 175,648,924 yen (about US$1.28 million) and sold 118,108 tickets in its first three days to rank at #4 for its opening weekend.
The website for the film is also streaming a new video.
Sōichi Masui is returning to direct the project at CloverWorks. Masahiro Yokotani is also back for composition and scripts, and Satomi Tamura is returning as the character designer. The first film's theme song is a solo version of the earlier television anime's "Fukashigi no Karte" (Mysterious Chart) song by Kaede Azusagawa (as voiced by Yurika Kubo).
The returning cast includes:
- Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa
- Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
- Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
- Nao Tōyama as Tome Koga
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
- Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
- Inori Minase as Shōko Makinohara
Anime Expo will screen the U.S. premiere on July 3 at 6:30 p.m. PDT.
Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai), the television anime based on the light novel series, premiered in Japan in October 2018 and aired for 13 episodes. Aniplex of America streamed the series on Cruchyroll, Funimation, and other services.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai), the anime film that adapts the the sixth and seventh light novel volumes in the franchise, opened in Japan in June 2019. Aniplex of America and Funimation Films screened the anime in the United States.
Yen Press is releasing the original light novel series in English.
Sources: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, Kōgyō Tsūshin, Comic Natalie, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out anime film's website
