Star-Studded Cast Explains the Highlights of the Series! Special Live Program for the Anime "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" Set for Free Broadcast on June 21 (Saturday), Just Before the New Season Begins

A special program titled "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai: College Arc Pre-Broadcast Special" will be exclusively streamed live for free on ABEMA on Saturday, June 21, 2025, starting at 9:00 PM, in anticipation of the latest installment in the "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" series.

The "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" series is a popular novel series by Hajime Kamoshida, which has surpassed 3 million copies in total circulation. It tells the heart-wrenching yet fresh fantasy of adolescence, where the protagonist Sakuta and girls who experience mysterious phenomena known as "Adolescence Syndrome"—triggered by the unique emotions of adolescence—unfold a moving story.

In October 2018, the first TV anime "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" aired, instantly becoming a sensation with its delicate portrayal of adolescent emotions. Three sequel anime films followed in 2019 and 2023. This July, after about seven years, the highly anticipated new TV anime "Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus" is scheduled to begin broadcasting, raising great expectations among many fans.

This time, the special program "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai: College Arc Pre-Broadcast Special," which will be exclusively streamed live on ABEMA, will gather main cast members including Kaito Ishikawa (as Sakuta Azusagawa), Asami Seto (as Mai Sakurajima), Sora Amamiya (as Uzuki Hirokawa), and Manaka Iwami (as Miori Mito). Looking back on the "High School Arc" and giving an in-depth explanation of the highlights and appeal of the latest installment, "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Santa Claus," which follows Sakuta and friends as college students.

Furthermore, "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Santa Claus" will be simultaneously broadcast on terrestrial TV and the web's fastest streaming on ABEMA every Saturday at 11:30 PM starting from July 5 (Saturday). In addition to being broadcast for free in real-time on the "ABEMA Anime Channel," the latest episodes will also be available for free streaming for one week after each episode airs.