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Seishun Buta Yarou’s story is about to end


In the headlining of the thirteenth volume of the light novels written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keiji Mizoguchi, Seishun Buta Yarou Series (Rascal Does Not Dream), it was reported that the popular literary franchise has entered its latest story arc. This thirteenth volume is entitled Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus) and was released on July 7 in Japan.

Seishun Buta Yarou

For his part, Hajime Kamoshida began publishing the light novels in April 2014 through the publisher kadokawa. The literary franchise does not have numbered volumes, but each one bears the title of its own plot arc, but keeping the part of “Seishun Buta Yarou (Rascal Does Not Dream)”, which gives the franchise its name.

A manga adaptation by Tsugumi Nanamiya is published in the magazine Dengeki G’s Comic since December 2015, while you study it CloverWorks have been in charge of an anime adaptation, which includes a thirteen-episode television series released in Autumn-2018 (October-December)followed by three films adapting the sixth and seventh volumes (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl), eighth (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out) and ninth (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid).

Seishun Buta Yarou Series Synopsis

One day, in the library where Sakuta Azusagawa studies, he meets an unexpected sight: a beautiful high school girl dressed as a bunny. She turns out to be Mai Sakurajima, a famous former actress and fellow student at Minegahara High School. However, her surprise at seeing Mai in such a daring outfit in the library is nothing compared to her shocking realization that he is the only one who can see her! Remembering an event from her past, Sakuta offers to help Mai discover the reason for her invisibility. Although their relationship is initially contentious, the two quickly grow close: Mai and Sakuta grow to appreciate each other, and their friendship develops into a budding romance.

This makes his determination to solve Mai’s dilemma even greater. As the investigation progresses, Sakuta attributes Mai’s situation to an urban legend known as the Adolescence Syndrome: strange phenomena that occur in youth, unexplained by science and often dismissed as delusions. With few promising results, Mai’s situation worsens to the point that not being seen is the least of her worries. Will Sakuta and Mai be able to solve the mystery of her Adolescence Syndrome before it completely disappears?

鴨志田一 (著), 溝口ケージ (イラスト) / KADOKAWA

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