{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8ec19e51c5555b3033128e7d","clusterId":"c_661edbf54145aa3faeece951","slug":"rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-film-unveils-second-trailer-theme-song","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils Second Trailer, Theme Song","summary":"The official website for the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend anime film presented the second full trailer, a key visual, a character visual for Miori Mitō, the theme song, and advance screening details on Sunday. The film is the latest anime adaptation of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream light novel series, and it is positioned as taking the story toward its finale. It shares its name with the 15th and final novel volume. The theme song is \"Suihei-sen wa Boku no Furukizu finale\" (The Horizon Is My Old Wound: Finale), performed by the character Tōko Kirishima. Tōko Kirishima also performs the song \"Turn the World Upside Down\" in the film. The staff will hold an advance screening with the cast on October 4 at the Shinjuku Wald 9 theater in Tokyo, and the film opens in Japanese theaters on October 16. Sōichi Masui returns to direct at CloverWorks, with Masahiro Yokotani writing the script and Satomi Tamura designing characters. The band fox capture plan returns to compose the music, and Aniplex distributes. The returning cast includes Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa, Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima, Sora Amamiya as Uzuki Hirokawa, and Manaka Iwami as Miori Mitō.","whyItMatters":"This film is explicitly teased as bringing the Rascal Does Not Dream anime series to its conclusion, adapting the remaining light novel content after the second TV season covered volumes 10 through 13.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe trailer previews the theme song \u0026#34;Suihei-sen wa Boku no Furukizu finale\u0026#34; (The Horizon Is My Old Wound: Finale). Ameko Kodama wrote the lyrics for \u0026#34;Turn the World Upside Down,\u0026#34; with Hidehiro Kawai of fox capture plan composing and arranging the track. The second TV season covered volumes 10 through 13 of the light novel series, so the film picks up from there and adapts the remaining content.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInori Minase returns as Shōko Makinohara.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAya Yamane is Ikumi Akagi.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKonomi Kohara is Sara Himeji.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReina Ueda is Nene Iwamizawa.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNao Tōyama is Tomoe Koga.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAtsumi Tanezaki is Rio Futaba.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMaaya Uchida is Nodoka Toyohama.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYurika Kubo is Kaede Azusagawa.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeji Mizoguchi drew the illustrations for the original novel series. ASCII Media Works published it under its Dengeki Bunko imprint starting in April 2014, running for 15 volumes and ending on October 10, 2024. The series has over 3 million copies in circulation. Yen On published the Dear Friend novel volume on January 6, and Yen Press publishes the manga adaptation by Tsugumi Nanamiya. The film opens October 16.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The theme song for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend is performed by Tōko Kirishima, the character, not a separate artist. That ties the music directly to the story's emotional core.","twitterPost":"The theme song is sung in-character by Tōko Kirishima, making the music part of the narrative.","threadsPost":"Tōko Kirishima performs the theme song for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, not a separate singer. That choice keeps the music inside the story's world, a fitting touch for a film that carries the series toward its finale.","newsletterBlurb":"The Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend film revealed its second trailer, theme song, and key visual, with an advance screening set for October 4 and a theatrical opening on October 16. The film is positioned as the anime series' conclusion.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-30/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-film-unveils-2nd-trailer-theme-song-artist/.241135\",\"title\":\"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils 2nd Trailer, Theme Song Artist\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-reveals-new-visual-second-main-trailer-and-theme-song/\",\"title\":\"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Reveals New Visual, Second Main Trailer and Theme Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10271,"outputTokens":1439,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788107912,"createdAt":"2026-08-30T16:29:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-30T16:33:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-30T16:29:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_661edbf54145aa3faeece951","canonicalTitle":"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Reveals New Visual, Second Main Trailer and Theme Song","representativeArticleId":"a_fc00ebf8070f23de585668ab","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tōko Kirishima\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-30T11:47:32.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-30T15:20:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-30T16:33:31.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-30/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-film-unveils-2nd-trailer-theme-song-artist/.241135","title":"News\nRascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils 2nd Trailer, Theme Song Artist"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-reveals-new-visual-second-main-trailer-and-theme-song/","title":"Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Reveals New Visual, Second Main Trailer and Theme Song"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tōko Kirishima"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend anime film opens in Japanese theaters on October 16, 2026.","An advance screening of the film with the cast will be held on October 4 at the Shinjuku Wald 9 theater in Tokyo.","The theme song \"Suihei-sen wa Boku no Furukizu finale\" is performed by the character Tōko Kirishima.","Sōichi Masui directs the film at CloverWorks, with Masahiro Yokotani writing the script.","The Rascal Does Not Dream light novel series has over 3 million copies in circulation."]}