Key Takeaways
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime releasing in 2025 has Miniskirt Santa as a key character.
- Director, series composition, and main cast for the anime have been announced, building excitement for the release.
- The anime continues the success of the light novel series with the University Student arc adaptation, following previous movie releases.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus is a new anime series that will be released in 2025. With the year about to end, the official website for Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus disclosed a new key visual and teaser.
The teaser trailer introduces Miniskirt Santa, who will be playing a crucial role in the upcoming anime. It has also been confirmed that Reina Ueda will be voicing the character. Reina Ueda has previously worked on Chainsaw Man (Reze), Fruits Basket (Kisa Soma), and The Dangers In My Heart (Yurine Hanzawa). The key visual also focuses on the Miniskirt Santa.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Cast & Staff
According to the teaser trailer, the following people will be working on the Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime:
- Director: Soichi Masui (Devil is a Part-Timer, Fullmetal Alchemist, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl)
- Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai)
- Character Design: Satomi Tamura (Gintama, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, My Dress-Up Darling)
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (Psycho-Pass, One Punch Man, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
- Music: fox capture plan (Lehman’s Club, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai)
- Animation Production: CloverWorks (Darling in the Franxx, Bocchi the Rock!, Wind Breaker)
The main cast members for Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus have also been revealed:
- Kaito Ishikawa (Assassination Classroom, One Punch Man, My Hero Academia) as Sakuta Azusagawa
- Asami Seto (Tokyo Ghoul, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Kaiju No. 8) as Mai Sakurajima
- Reina Ueda as Miniskirt Santa
What Can Fans Expect From Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus
Rascal Does Not Dream is a light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida. It began serializing in April 2014 and ended in October 2024. It received a manga adaptation in 2015, which is illustrated by Tsugumi Nanamiya. The anime adaptation of Rascal Does Not Dream began airing in 2018. After the anime’s success, a movie titled Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl was announced. It adapted the sixth and seventh volumes of the light novel.
Subsequently, two more movies were announced, each of which would adapt one volume of the light novel. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out had content from the eighth volume, while Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid adapted the ninth. Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus is the adaptation of the University Student arc, which starts in volume 10.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus will release in 2025.
Source: Official Anime TV X (Formerly Twitter) Account
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
- Release Date
- October 4, 2018
- Studio
- CloverWorks
- Creator
- Hajime Kamoshida