Expelled from Paradise, Rascal Does Not Dream Share Collaboration Visual

A collaboration visual teaming the upcoming anime film Expelled from Paradise: Resonance of the Heart with Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend was revealed, per crunchyroll.com. The visual re-imagines the key art of the 2018 Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV anime, with Gabriel and her compatriots as the central figures.

The announcement coincides with the theatrical release of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, which opens in Japanese cinemas on October 16, 2026. Expelled from Paradise: Resonance of the Heart begins screening in Japan on November 13.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend is directed by Soichi Masui at CloverWorks, with a script by Masahiro Yokotani, character designs by Satomi Tamura and music by fox capture plan. Expelled from Paradise: Resonance of the Heart is directed by Seiji Mizushima, with a screenplay by Gen Urobuchi and character designs by Masatsugu Saito.

In background, the Rascal Does Not Dream light novel series, written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keji Mizoguchi, has 16 volumes published by ASCII Media Works under Dengeki Bunko. The novel Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend was released in October 2024. Crunchyroll streams the 2018 Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai series and Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (2025), along with the films Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019), Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (2023) and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (2023).

Expelled from Paradise debuted in Japan in 2014, and Aniplex of America held 15 US screenings in December of the same year.