Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Six months after meeting a girl in a bunny suit at the library, Sakuta Azusagawa has settled into a calm, happy relationship with Mai Sakurajima. That stability is shaken when Shouko Makinohara—his enigmatic first crush, now an adult—unexpectedly returns, complicating what Sakuta and Mai have built together.

Soon after, Sakuta encounters another Shouko: a middle schooler hospitalized with a serious illness. As her strange circumstances begin to intertwine with his own life, his old scars start to ache whenever she’s nearby. Caught between his feelings and the unsettling mystery surrounding Shouko, Sakuta is forced to face choices that may determine a girl’s fate.