"Teenage Pig") or AoButa (青ブタ), is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi.
An anime television series adaptation of the first five volumes produced by CloverWorks, titled Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, aired from October to December 2018.
High school student Sakuta Azusagawa's life takes a turn for the unexpected when he meets teenage actress Mai Sakurajima, dressed as a bunny girl, wandering through a library and not being noticed by anyone else there.
The original title of each volume is set according to the syntax Rascal Does Not Dream of... (青春ブタ野郎は...の夢を見ない, Seishun Buta Yarō wa... no Yume o Minai).
[13][14] A manga adaptation drawn by Tsugumi Nanamiya began serialization in the January 2016 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Comic magazine, which was released on December 1, 2015.
[60] A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, titled Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, aired from October 4 to December 27, 2018, on ABC and other channels.
The ending theme is "Fukashigi no Karte" (不可思議のカルテ), with each arc using versions by Asami Seto, Yurika Kubo, Nao Tōyama, Atsumi Tanezaki, Maaya Uchida, and Inori Minase under their character names.
[79] In addition to the two films that were released subtitled in U.S. theaters by Aniplex of America, in association with Fathom Events on March 24, 2024, an English dub screening of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out & Knapsack Kid, commissioned by Burbank-based Bang Zoom!
starring Erica Mendez, Stephen Fu and Kayli Mills with ADR direction handled by Michelle Ruff, premiered on March 25, 2024.