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Rascal Does Not Dream of… Light Novel #14
青春ブタ野郎はガールフレンドの夢を見ない
『青ブタ』最終章開幕! ちょっと不思議な青春物語・第14弾。
「実は、私が霧島透子なんです」
ステージで歌を披露した麻衣が、観衆を前に言い放つ。ついに夢見たその日がやってくる、シリーズ第14弾。
「実は、私が霧島透子なんです」
ステージで歌を披露した麻衣が、観衆を前に言い放つ。ついに夢見たその日がやってくる、シリーズ第14弾。
226 pages, Paperback
First published August 9, 2024
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September 10, 2025
This was a bit of a frustrating read. This book was all set up for the next and final book in the series.
June 22, 2025
I am once again reiterating the massive amount of love I have for this series, and it breaks my heart that the next entry is the last one. The characters are so well written, and the stories have all been great. Sakuta is hands down my favorite protagonist of all time.
December 17, 2025
oh man oh man oh man i started reading this tonight and stayed up WAY too late because i literally just couldn't stop reading it and ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting. i am going to regret this tomorrow, but y'all, i literally just could not stop. this whole volume was just crackling with intensity and purpose the whole time, not a single moment lacked purpose, it truly did feel like everything was leading to this.
also, damn, no afterword. that feels like the light novel equivalent of silent end credits.
i'm not sure i can wait until the official translation of dear friend comes out. gahhhhhh.
also, damn, no afterword. that feels like the light novel equivalent of silent end credits.
i'm not sure i can wait until the official translation of dear friend comes out. gahhhhhh.
September 3, 2025
I'm currently watching "Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Clause," the anime adaptation of the college arc. And for some reason, I've been finding it kind of strange. Aside from Crunchyroll's horrendous AI subtitles, there's just something that isn't clicking for me in the way that the first series, movies, and all the novels had. And for a while, I really wasn't sure why.
But after reading "Rascal Does Not Dream of His Girlfriend," I finally understand why.
The original series, the high school arc, gives each individually arc a heavy amount of focus. It essentially has a strong buildup and payoff for every single arc, making every arc deeply satisfying.
But for the college arc, Kamoshida decided to take a different route.
This arc has huge overarching buildup. Seeds for future stories are planted all the way back in the first novel of this arc, and we don't fully see them develop until later. In fact, so many of those seeds finally sprout in this novel, and it is glorious.
There's something about a slow buildup with little explanation that really hits well once everything comes together. I finally feel like I understand everything, and I'm so excited to see where it all goes from here. This was a final book of buildup before a fantastical explosion, and I am so looking forward to it.
But still, this entry made me realize why I wasn't vibing with the current season of the show at the time. I was looking for those individual cathartic payoffs for each arc, when instead, this whole arc featured a much slower, deep story than what I was used to. This realization helped me appreciate the anime much more, and as a result, I love the series even more now.
I'm super excited for the next and final entry of the series. Not having this series anymore will destroy me, but it will be oh so worth it.
But after reading "Rascal Does Not Dream of His Girlfriend," I finally understand why.
The original series, the high school arc, gives each individually arc a heavy amount of focus. It essentially has a strong buildup and payoff for every single arc, making every arc deeply satisfying.
But for the college arc, Kamoshida decided to take a different route.
This arc has huge overarching buildup. Seeds for future stories are planted all the way back in the first novel of this arc, and we don't fully see them develop until later. In fact, so many of those seeds finally sprout in this novel, and it is glorious.
There's something about a slow buildup with little explanation that really hits well once everything comes together. I finally feel like I understand everything, and I'm so excited to see where it all goes from here. This was a final book of buildup before a fantastical explosion, and I am so looking forward to it.
But still, this entry made me realize why I wasn't vibing with the current season of the show at the time. I was looking for those individual cathartic payoffs for each arc, when instead, this whole arc featured a much slower, deep story than what I was used to. This realization helped me appreciate the anime much more, and as a result, I love the series even more now.
I'm super excited for the next and final entry of the series. Not having this series anymore will destroy me, but it will be oh so worth it.
June 27, 2025
I'm not happy.
I don't mind a story being broken into parts if it needs it. This introduction to what is actually going on is just that. Being charged a full price for 135 pages that ends with the conundrum isn't a cliff-hanger so much as just the opening.
So many different pieces are jumbled into the making of that ending it is about what is going on with everyone Sakuta knows and Mai is hardly in it (So the Rascal is Not Dreaming of His Girlfriend). The set up makes for a possibly interesting story, but it is just a setup. This is not a novel in itself. Unless it would put the next volume over 600 pages (and even then I don't care) it should have just been the first 135 pages of the next book.
I love this series, but I could not rate it higher because it just did not deliver. It is merely the opening act to the next book.
I don't mind a story being broken into parts if it needs it. This introduction to what is actually going on is just that. Being charged a full price for 135 pages that ends with the conundrum isn't a cliff-hanger so much as just the opening.
So many different pieces are jumbled into the making of that ending it is about what is going on with everyone Sakuta knows and Mai is hardly in it (So the Rascal is Not Dreaming of His Girlfriend). The set up makes for a possibly interesting story, but it is just a setup. This is not a novel in itself. Unless it would put the next volume over 600 pages (and even then I don't care) it should have just been the first 135 pages of the next book.
I love this series, but I could not rate it higher because it just did not deliver. It is merely the opening act to the next book.
June 19, 2025
This definitely wasn’t one of the most interesting volumes… The title is misleading as Mai isn’t really the focus of this volume (as usual she is busy with her stardom)… But, there was a good twist revealed and the Touko situation gets more interesting…
I really am curious on how Sakuta will “fix” this situation in the next and final volume. The series is finally ending and it’s definitely going to be bittersweet for me.
I really am curious on how Sakuta will “fix” this situation in the next and final volume. The series is finally ending and it’s definitely going to be bittersweet for me.
June 27, 2025
Amazing book but I thought this was the last one.
Mai is the best girl.
Mai is the best girl.
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