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Rascal Does Not Dream of… Light Novel #14
Rascal Does Not Dream of His Girlfriend (light novel) (Volume 14) (Rascal Does Not Dream
『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。
146 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.
March 31, 2026
Definitely an improvement on the last one, at least I’m getting some answers to the whole Kirishima nightmare and most of the problems kinda make sense now. I thought Sakuta had the worse syndrome of the series… but at the rate this is going, this might win. We’ll see.
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.
May 28, 2026
8.4
short volume but it had a lot of content when it comes to finding out the truth about the adolescence syndrome and the touko kirishima situation
honestly because of the final volume cover i have already predicted that mitou probsbly had something to do with the whole situation and it ended up being right. however i really enjoyed how they connected all the events from the previous books (for example the heart condition and touko kirishimas death) and it makes it feel a lot like the end is coming
seeing events like futaba being with yuuma and sweet bullet makes me feel very happy and sad at the same time since i know that they only happened because reality was re written and not because things were meant to happen this way
also i love how deep but simple the adolescence sydnrome is and how they explain it in the story in a way that makes perfect sense, especialy one as complicated as mitou's one is, where multiple realities come into play and shit gets weird
finally i have very high hopes with the end now since this volume was very well done and i think the ending will definetly stick the landing
short volume but it had a lot of content when it comes to finding out the truth about the adolescence syndrome and the touko kirishima situation
honestly because of the final volume cover i have already predicted that mitou probsbly had something to do with the whole situation and it ended up being right. however i really enjoyed how they connected all the events from the previous books (for example the heart condition and touko kirishimas death) and it makes it feel a lot like the end is coming
seeing events like futaba being with yuuma and sweet bullet makes me feel very happy and sad at the same time since i know that they only happened because reality was re written and not because things were meant to happen this way
also i love how deep but simple the adolescence sydnrome is and how they explain it in the story in a way that makes perfect sense, especialy one as complicated as mitou's one is, where multiple realities come into play and shit gets weird
finally i have very high hopes with the end now since this volume was very well done and i think the ending will definetly stick the landing
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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.
May 5, 2026
Great read but mainly sets up everything for the finale in vol.15. I like the fast pace of the light novel and the frequent use of dialogue. In my head I can imagine exactly how the characters are talking and acting from the anime. The translation is sometimes a bit shaky but overall good.
This volume doesn’t really focus on Mai‘s and Sakuta‘s relationship directly but it can’t always be cantered around those two, so that’s ok. Although I hope to see more of her in the final volume. Shouko is a welcome inclusion and always a delight. The visit scene with makinohara was very emotional and well executed.
The cliffhanger leaves me wanting to dive right into the finale and luckily I won’t have to wait as I discovered the series only recently and vol.15 is already on my desk.
This volume doesn’t really focus on Mai‘s and Sakuta‘s relationship directly but it can’t always be cantered around those two, so that’s ok. Although I hope to see more of her in the final volume. Shouko is a welcome inclusion and always a delight. The visit scene with makinohara was very emotional and well executed.
The cliffhanger leaves me wanting to dive right into the finale and luckily I won’t have to wait as I discovered the series only recently and vol.15 is already on my desk.
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.
February 25, 2026
Managed to salvage the plot twist, like a crime novel that starts with the villain reveal but still manages to surprise with the how. Obviously it was always going to be the unexplained maybe-friend who turns out is living with guilt over her childhood friend dying before they could reconcile. Our hero imagines every possible happy end for everyone all at once all for the low low price of having Mai play pretend as the dead friend which is obviously not acceptable. It feels like every scenario from previous volumes is repeated here all combined - fitting lead up to the final volume.
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