On January 19, the official Twitter account for the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai movie, titled Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn’t Dreaming of a Dreaming Girl), updated with a new teaser trailer. The 48-second spot cuts between animated segments that focus mainly on the female cast members, as Inori Minase sets the stage as narrator.
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水瀬いのりさん演じる牧之原翔子によるナレーションで #青ブタ TVシリーズを振り返る特別映像を公開！
続編となる「青春ブタ野郎はゆめみる少女の夢を見ない」は2019年初夏に劇場公開です！ぜひ特典付き前売券をゲットして劇場にお越しくださいね！
▶https://t.co/9V77cRHp5s pic.twitter.com/p9XlIvZ2Ba— アニメ「青春ブタ野郎」シリーズ公式 (@aobuta_anime) January 19, 2019
Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai will hit Japanese theaters in Summer 2019. Thirty-one theaters will carry the film, including Shinjuku Wald 9, TOHO Cinemas Ueno, and 109 Cinemas Shonan. Presales will open in January 4, with folks who pre-order receiving a special illustration card.
The film will adapt the sixth and seventh volumes in the ongoing “Bunny Girl Senpai” novel series.
Sōichi Masui (Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV, Chaika – The Coffin Princess) will return to direct the project at CloverWorks, with Satomi Tamura providing character designs. Masahiro Yokotani (Free! Eternal Summer, Sakura Quest) will reprise his script-writing duties for the project.
The film will star the following:
- Shōko Makinohara: Inori Minase
- Sakuta Azusagawa: Kaito Ishikawa
- Mai Sakurajima: Asami Seto
- Tomoe Koga: Nao Tōyama
- Rio Futaba: Atsumi Tanezaki
- Nodoka Toyohama: Maaya Uchida
- Kaede Azusagawa: Yurika Kubo
All confirmed cast members are reprising their roles from anime TV series
The Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai anime TV series aired in the Fall 2018 broadcast season. Aniplex of America currently holds the rights to the show, which they describe as:
Puberty syndrome –
Abnormal experiences rumored on the internet to be caused by sensitivity and instability during adolescence.
This year, Sakuta Azusagawa, a second-year student at a high school near Enoshima, meets several girls that are experiencing this “puberty syndrome.”
For instance, he meets a wild bunny girl in the library.
She turns out to be an actress on hiatus, Mai Sakurajima, who is also his senior at the school.
For some reason, no one else can see this enchanting girl.
How did she become invisible…?
As Sakuta searches for answers to help Mai, they spend more time together, and he eventually learns of her hidden feelings…
This is an unusual story that takes place in a town of bright skies and glistening seas, where Sakuta encounters various intriguing girls.
Source: Twitter (aobuta_anime)
