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All series / Rascal Does Not Dream / Arc 9

Arc 9 of 15 in Rascal Does Not Dream

Arc 9: A Knapsack Kid

I’ve watched through

Bunny Girl Senpai stops before this arc.

Dreaming Girl (movie) stops before this arc.

Sister Venturing Out (movie) stops before this arc.

Partly seen by the end of Knapsack Kid (movie).

Partly seen by the end of Santa Claus.

Partly seen by the end of Dear Friend (movie).

What happens

After a reunion with their mother, people stop noticing Sakuta. A child who looks like Mai leads him into a kinder version of the family he left, and he has to decide whether to stay.

Parts of this arc

  1. Home
  2. A New Season

Where it sits

A Knapsack Kid in Rascal Does Not Dream
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 9v09c01–v09intermezzoJapanese
Light novelVol 9v09c01–v09intermezzoEnglish
AnimeKnapsack Kid (movie)knapsack-kid—

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