Living the Dream Singing the Dream

Rascal Does Not Dream, known in Japan as Seishun Buta Yarō or AoButa (青ブタ), is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works published sixteen volumes from April 2014 to July 2025 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by various illustrators has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Comic since December 2015.