Christmas in July is official! The Rascal Does Not Dream stage event at AnimeJapan 2025 today unveiled a brand-new trailer for the next anime series, titled Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, and confirmed a July 2025 broadcast start. The opening song, “Snowdrop” by Conton Candy, and two new cast additions are also previewed.
Konomi Kohara voices Sara Himeji, one of Sakuta’s cram school students, and Manaka Iwami voices Miori Mito, a trendy university student.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Anime Trailer
Hajime Kamoshida’s Rascal Does Not Dream light novel series has inspired multiple anime works, including 2018’s Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV anime and the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid anime films.
Soichi Masui directs Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus at animation studio CloverWorks. Masahiro Yokotani provides the series composition, Satomi Tamura provides the character designs, and fox capture plan provides the music.
Crunchyroll currently streams the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV anime, and describes the story:
Puberty syndrome – Abnormal experiences rumored on the internet to be caused by sensitivity and instability during adolescence. This year, Sakuta Azusagawa, a second-year student at a high school near Enoshima, meets several girls that are experiencing this “puberty syndrome.” For instance, he meets a wild bunny girl in the library. She turns out to be an actress on hiatus, Mai Sakurajima, who is also his senior at the school. For some reason, no one else can see this enchanting girl. How did she become invisible…?
