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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Synopsis
The story
March begins, and there is only one month left in the third term. Sakuta Azusagawa is about to celebrate the graduation of his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima. As he waits for Mai at Shichirigahama beach, an elementary school-aged girl who looks like Mai did when she was a child actress appears in front of him. While reflecting on this mysterious encounter, he receives a phone call from his father. Kaede’s mother never came to terms with what happened to Kaede. Having been hospitalized for so long, their mother finally wants to see her daughter. To fulfill their mother’s wish, Sakuta makes the decision to meet face-to-face–something they haven’t done in a long time. He’s unable to hide his nervousness about all this. Never-before-seen scars begin to appear on Sakuta’s body. Could these be warning signs of a new type of puberty syndrome?
DramaPsychologicalRomanceSupernatural
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1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 30, 2023Characters & voices
11 credited
Sakuta Azusagawa
Main
Mai Sakurajima
Supporting
Kaede Azusagawa
Supporting
Rio Futaba
Supporting
Tomoe Koga
Supporting
Nodoka Toyohama
Supporting
Shouko Makinohara
Supporting
Mai no Haha
Background
Yuuma Kunimi
Supporting
Ikumi Akagi
Supporting
Azusagawa no Chichi
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Yoshikazu IwanamiSound Director
Souichi MasuiDirector Souichi MasuiStoryboard
Hajime KamoshidaOriginal Story
Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanning
Yasumasa KoyamaSound Effects
Masahiro YokotaniScriptMasahiro YokotaniSeries Composition
Keiji MizoguchiOriginal Character Design
Yoshinori ShiozawaArt Design
Soutarou ShimizuUnit DirectorHidetoshi TakahashiUnit Director
Ryuuta UndouCG AnimationToshiharu KudouKey Animation
Aiko KomamotoAnimation DirectorAiko KomamotoKey AnimationChiho Fujiwara2nd Key Animation
Daiki KatouKey Animation
Hayato HashiguchiAnimation Director
Takurou NakaKey AnimationThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life92%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast91%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance83%
Primarily Female CastCast-Main Cast75%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe70%
KuudereCast-Traits60%
SchoolSetting-Scene56%
TsundereCast-Traits53%
ActingTheme-Arts26%
TrainsTheme-Other-Vehicle20%
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