Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Hey, why don't we kiss?

This girl who teases me, saying as such...

Wait... who is she?

MAY 29th

"What is written hereafter is truly something unbelievable, but...

Everything is the truth, so make sure to read until the very end.

You have to!"

What is this?

It was my senpai, a third-year at Minegahara High School. I went to Fujisawa Library, and there...

"May 6th. I met a wild bunny girl."

#1 - My Senpai is a Bunny Girl

MAY 6th

What the hell?

I'm surprised. So, you can still see me?

See you, then.

Um, you're Sakurajima-senpai, aren't you?

If you're calling me "senpai", it means you go to Minegahara High School?

I'm Sakuta Azusagawa, class 2-1.

Azusagawa is spelled like the Azusagawa Rest Area, and Sakuta is spelled "blooming Taro".

I'm Mai Sakurajima.

Sakurajima is spelled like Mai Sakurajima, and Mai is spelled like Mai Sakurajima.

I know. You're a celebrity.

I'll give you one warning.

Forget about what you saw today.

Also, don't have anything to do with me under any circumstances.

If you understand, then say "yes."

She told me to forget, but...

Kaede, it's morning. Wake up.

Big Brother, it's cold.

Heavy!

Half of Kaede is made of her feelings for you.

What's with that embarrassing setup?

You're already at a decent age, maybe outgrow crawling into my bed.

I see, because you wake up too excited.

Who'd get excited over their little sister?

Hey, do you like bunny girls, Kunimi?

No, not exactly.

So you love them?

Yep, I love them!

For example, if you were to bump into a pretty bunny girl at the library,

what would you do?

I'd do a double-take.

Right?

Then, I'd totally gawk at her.

Right?

KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL MINEGAHARA HIGH SCHOOL

Hey, Kunimi...

You can see Sakurajima-senpai, can't you?

Yeah, crystal clear.

I wonder what kind of a person she is.

Hmm... Well, she's a celebrity, right?

Yeah, she would be.

She's still in showbiz, even though she's on hiatus, right?

Yeah, and I was surprised to discover that she attends our school.

It's nice to see you show interest in a girl other than Shoko Makinohara,

but she's probably impossible, even for you.

I wasn't going to ask her out, let alone be in love with her.

Then what's up?

Well, just thinking how I've never seen her together with someone else at school.

She's always alone, you know.

Morning, Yuuma!

Hey, Kamisato.

See ya, Sakuta.

I heard from a senpai on my team...

Apparently Sakurajima didn't come to school at the start of her first year.

Why?

For work.

She declared going on hiatus straight out of middle school,

but she was locked into some prior titles, so she apparently was busy.

He said she didn't seriously go to school until after summer break.

That's a bit rough.

Isn't it?

Sakurajima-senpai, the celebrity who started school midway through the first year,

is totally an outsider.

Once the class takes its shape, it doesn't change easily.

Others will talk behind your back if you stand out, calling you annoying or a show off.

And once that happens, everyone knows that there's no going back.

That's the kind of pace a school is...

Nobody can approach Sakurajima-senpai to talk to her.

They don't want to stand out, to be isolated...

That's why Sakurajima-senpai is also reading the situation,

and pretending to act accordingly.

I'm sure.

Hey, I need to talk to you.

I'll be blunt. Don't talk to Yuuma ever again.

I don't think I'm interfering in Kunimi's relationship with you, Kamisato.

That's not what I mean!

Everyone knows about the Hospitalization Incident.

Oh, that Hospitalization Incident...

If Yuuma hangs out with the class loner, his popularity will plummet.

I'd feel sorry for him if that happened.

So by that logic, your own popularity is taking a nosedive, as well.

But you're fine with that?

Are you picking a fight?

Just accepting your challenge.

Why are you so irritated? Are you on your period?

Wha—

Die, idiot! Just die!

This just can't be! You're the worst!

In the end...

Everyone says "I'm bored" or "Isn't there anything interesting out there?" like pet phrases.

But in reality, none of them are really looking for a change.

That's gotta be Mai Sakurajima.

Eh?

See? That's totally her!

I'll take a pic just in case.

Eh?

Come on, look this way a bit more.

Wh-What the hell are you?

A human. What are you, an ogling photographer?

Wha— Why, you..!

Stop that. Let's go.

What's with that guy? Like it's anything much.

Thanks.

You thought I'd get mad and say to mind your own business?

Yes.

I thought it, but I'm holding it in.

Then I wish you didn't say that, either.

I'm used to stuff like that.

Even so, it wears you down inside, doesn't it?

Wears down... You're right about that.

"Incoming call - Manager"

You don't have to answer that?

The train is here.

Besides, I know what that woman wants.

About that thing yesterday...

I warned you to forget about it, didn't I?

That bunny outfit was so erotic, it's impossible to forget.

H-Hang on! You didn't do anything weird while thinking about me, did you?

Well, I'm totally fine with being the subject of erotic fantasies for young boys...

You know, Azusagawa-kun.

You remembered my name.

I saw the rumors about you...

Minegahara High School homepage High Schools in Kanagawa

Something about a violent incident where you sent three classmates to the hospital?

1) Sakuta Azusagawa - dude sent 3 classmates to the hospital after a violent incident in middle school. He moved outta Yokohama - where'd he go?

2) What's this hospitalization incident? 3) so scary lolol....

I'm honored that you'd take an interest in me.

It's really amazing.

All this information about one individual being out in the open like this.

I didn't know it was written to this extent, though.

You don't look it up yourself?

I don't have a smartphone.

Really?

I used to, but I got frustrated and tossed it into the sea.

Throw trash away into trash cans.

You don't have any friends, do you?

Friends? I have two, even.

Can you say "even" with just two?

I feel having two friends is more than enough.

I just have to be friends with them for the rest of my life.

I see...

So, what did you think about the Hospitalization Incident rumors?

It's pretty clear after some thought.

Someone who caused such a huge incident couldn't attend school like nothing happened.

I wish my class could hear that line.

If it's wrong, then you need to tell them such.

A rumor is kind of like the atmosphere, isn't it?

Since lately, the atmosphere is something you need to read.

That "atmosphere" that labels you as a bad person if you can't read it.

And the people creating that atmosphere don't have a sense of participation,

so it's foolish to try and fight against the atmosphere.

So you're leaving misunderstandings be, and giving up before even fighting.

Your turn to talk, Senpai. What was all that about yesterday?

I made my debut when I was six years old...

After getting the lead role for the morning drama series,

television, movies, commercials... I was always in the public eye.

There wasn't a day where I didn't see Mai Sakurajima on TV.

It was fun in the beginning, but it gradually became more stressful.

People would notice and say, "That's THE Mai Sakurajima!" everywhere I went.

And at some point, I started wishing...

...that I could go to a world where nobody knew who I was.

I first noticed that people weren't able to see me at the beginning of a 4-day weekend.

On a whim, I went to the aquarium.

Alone?

Is that bad?

...and that's what she said.

- Eh? You're kidding me! - It's true!

I thought it was just me at first, since they were focused on viewing the fish.

But when I stopped in a café on my way home...

Um, excuse me...

Excuse me...

Welcome.

Was it a shop that you did something so terrible they banned your patronage?

Of course not.

Senpai, your foot...

Is something wrong with my foot?

No, I'm ecstatic that you are stomping on mine.