Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

Directed by Soichi Masui

Produced by Aniplex, KADOKAWA

202375 min7.7 / 10

A supernatural romantic drama that weaves mystery and emotional depth through the lens of adolescent relationships and family trauma.

Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong reasons... Meanwhile, Sakuta and Kaede's father suddenly calls, saying that their mother wants to see her daughter. She was hospitalized because Kaede's condition had been too much for her to bear, so what could she possibly want now?

Questions people ask

  • Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

85/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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