The Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid movie, the second of the two sequels to the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Bunny Girl Senpai franchise, will premiere on December 1, 2023 in Japan.
The previously revealed Knapsack Kid teaser visual has been updated with the premiere date. It also revealed a new teaser trailer showing the protagonist, Sakuta Azusagawa, meeting a much younger Mai Sakurajima.
The movie adapts the ninth novel in the franchise, taking place one month before the protagonist’s graduation. He suddenly meets a younger version of Mai at a beach, but before he can even begin to unravel this fresh mystery, his father calls. But why is that? Two long years later, their mother says she wants to see her daughter. What’s changed, and what’s stayed the same?
The first batch of movie tickets has also begun to be sold for JPY$1400 each, and until supplies last, you can receive a clear file of the movie’s teaser art as a purchase bonus.
▍ Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film Staff & Production
Original Work: Seishun Buta Yarō by Hajime Kamoshida (Published by ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko)
Original Character Design: Kēji Mizoguchi
Director: Sōichi Masui
Composition/Screenplay: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Satomi Tamura
Prop Design: Kōta Michishita
Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa
Art Director: Satoshi Ōkubo
Color Design: Asuka Yokota
3D Director: Kengo Oda and Hazuki Tanaka
2D Works/Special Effects: Saya Uchiumi
Director of Photography: Xiao Mu Yang
Editing: Akinori Mishima
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Music: fox capture plan
Animation Production: CloverWorks
Production: Aobuta Project
▍ Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film Cast
■ Sakuta Azusagawa – CV: Kaito Ishikawa
■ Mai Sakurajima – CV: Asami Seto
■ Kaede Azusagawa – CV: Yurika Kubo
■ Tomoe Koga – CV: Nao Tōyama
■ Rio Futaba – CV: Atsumi Tanezaki
■ Nodoka Toyohama – CV: Maaya Uchida
■ Shōko Makinohara – CV: Inori Minase
■ Uzuki Hirokawa – CV: Sora Amamiya