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Rascal Does Not Dream of His First Love

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Hatsukoi Shoujo no Yume o Minai
青春ブタ野郎はハツコイ少女の夢を見ない

Prequel

novel 2016
Book 6 of the Seishun Buta Yarou series. SUPERSTRING (OF FATE) THEORY! ​Sakuta is doomed. His girlfriend, Mai, has just discovered that while she was away, he’s been living under one roof with his first love, the now-college-aged Shouko. While the three of them try to navigate this complicated love triangle, the mystery surrounding Shouko only deepens when the younger version of herself checks into the hospital. What will become of this middle schooler whose only dream is to grow up? Why did Sakuta’s old flame come barging into his life again after all this time? And exactly how does Sakuta fit in? (Source: Yen Press)

Sequel

novel 2018
Book 8 of the Seishun Buta Yarou series. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE HER WISH COME TRUE? After a draining December, Sakuta is quickly nearing the end of his second year of high school. Since Mai is a third-year student, they don’t have much time left together before graduation rolls around. Meanwhile, his sister, Kaede, is slowly but steadily venturing outdoors again. Just as she begins to find her footing, she announces her most ambitious goal yet—attending her brother’s high school! Sakuta knows better than anyone how difficult this will be for Kaede, and he’s ready to support her however he can. He’s just not sure if that’s what’s best for her…or what she really wants… (Source: Yen Press)

Adaptation

manga 2023
See the world you’ve come to know and love through a different lens in this manga adaptation of the Rascal series through Shoko Makinohara’s eyes! After a young Shoko meets Sakuta on the beach, it kicks off a thrilling adventure to save the one she loves from a fate she’d resigned herself to accept— If she can she find the solution before it’s too late… *Source: Yen Press*