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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl Film Screens in Philippines on November 13
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Philippine film distributor Pioneer Films announced on Thursday that Aniplus-Asia's Philippine screening of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai), the anime film based on Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series, will screen on November 13.
Aniplus-Asia will also screen the film in other Southeast Asian territories.
The film opened in Japan on June 15, and it sold 66,000 tickets for 100 million yen (about US$900,000) to rank #7 in its opening weekend. The film has earned a cumulative total of 373,520,090 yen (about US$3.43 million) as of July 7.
The film features a returning staff and cast, including director Sōichi Masui, scriptwriter Masahiro Yokotani, character designer Satomi Tamura, musical composer fox capture plan, and animation production studio CloverWorks.
The movie adapts the sixth and seventh light novel volumes, Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai and Seishun Buta Yarō wa Hatsukoi Shōjo no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn't Dreaming of a First-Love Girl).
The film project follows not only the main characters Sakuta Azusagawa and Mai Sakurajima, but also a mysterious girl named Shōko Makinohara. The story depicts when each of their feelings and wishes intersect.
Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai), the television anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series, premiered in Japan in October 2018 and aired for 13 episodes. Aniplus-Asia aired a simulcast of the anime.
