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All series / Rascal Does Not Dream / Arc 8

Arc 8 of 15 in Rascal Does Not Dream

Arc 8: A Sister Venturing Out

I’ve watched through

Bunny Girl Senpai stops before this arc.

Dreaming Girl (movie) stops before this arc.

Partly seen by the end of Sister Venturing Out (movie).

Seen by the end of Knapsack Kid (movie).

Seen by the end of Santa Claus.

Seen by the end of Dear Friend (movie).

What happens

With her original memories back, Kaede wants the same high school as her brother. Stress and adolescence syndrome make the entrance exam a problem, and an idol who already left ordinary school shows her another way through.

Parts of this arc

  1. Kaede's school choice
  2. Shoko's farewell
  3. The knapsack encounter

Where it sits

A Sister Venturing Out in Rascal Does Not Dream
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 8Chapters 1–4Japanese
Light novelVol 8Chapters 1–4English
AnimeSister Venturing Out (movie), Knapsack Kid (movie)sister-venturing-out–knapsack-kid—

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