Seishun Buta Yarou wa Odekake Sister no Yume wo Minai

Sakuta Azusagawa's little sister, Kaede, is wrapping up middle school and needs to make an important decision. The school counselor believes it is in Kaede's best interest to attend an online high school, given her history of being a shut-in and her crippling phobia of traditional classrooms. However, Kaede wishes to enroll in Minegahara High School, just like her brother, as she desperately hopes for a typical high school experience. She pleads with Sakuta; his girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima; and Mai's half-sister, Nodoka Toyohama, to help her study for the entrance exam—and they enthusiastically agree. But her envisioned high school life does not unfold as planned. With her unresolved trauma coming to a head, Kaede grapples with the conflict of determining what sort of future path she truly wants to embark upon.

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Sakurajima, Mai Main

Seto, Asami Japanese

Azusagawa, Sakuta Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Azusagawa, Kaede Main

Kubo, Yurika Japanese

Futaba, Rio ing

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Koga, Tomoe ing

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Toyohama, Nodoka ing

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Kunimi, Yuuma ing

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Kamisato, Saki ing

Akaneya, Himika Japanese

Hanawa, Ryouko ing

Aikawa, Natsuki Japanese

Hirokawa, Uzuki ing

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Kurokawa, Yuuichirou Producer

Nara, Shunsuke Producer

Ono, Shinobu Producer

Masui, Souichi Director, Storyboard

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Mar 16, 2025

RichardMcKee

Recommended

A very pleasant 7/10, which isn't an opinion I've had on another piece of media before.
Nothing bad about this movie, just doesn't hit as strong as either of the other two movies out up to this point and doesn't hit as hard as the TV show.

I think the story was fine, and there was a happy ending. There weren't really sad moments like many of the episodes of the TV series & like the other two movies had.

The movie just focused on Kaede, but unlike episodes in the main series there weren't a whole lot of scenes not featuring her, and I think ... the movie could have benefitted from focusing on other characters' perspectives on Kaede more. While other characters' thoughts on Kaede are presented, they're usually while Kaede is on-screen, or is so very shortly after. We don't get to see much of the in-between.
I think it also could have benefitted from at least a small B-plot.
I don't think the writing for other characters was very fleshed out in this movie.

I think you should definitely still watch this if you're planning on watching all the Rascal/Bunny movies, but the friends I watched this with and I generally consider this to be a filler movie between #1 and #3.

Looking forward to movie #4 in 2026*!

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 17, 2024

The_Namer

Mixed Feelings

What you get out of this movie will depend on what you liked about previous Rascal stories. If you're just in it for the supernatural mystery aspect, this one has very little of that. The supernatural elements defined the nature of the conflict that needed to be overcome in previous arcs. In this one, it acts more as a visual metaphor to accentuate the existing conflicts. You could take the supernatural aspect out and this story wouldn't change.

Sister Venturing Out is about Kaede's attempts to get into high school while struggling with the aftermath of events from her previous arc. If you've seen the TV ... series then you know that's not as simple as it sounds. Though based on a light novel released in 2018, this movie may benefit from coming out post-pandemic, when the idea of what constitutes a normal school life has been turned on its head. The characters are as endearing as ever, so if they are a large part of what you like about the series, there's plenty to enjoy here.

If Sister Venturing Out had a more conventional price tag, it would be an easy recommendation for anyone who likes the series. Unfortunately it comes with a hefty Aniplex tax. The previous arc, Dreaming Girl, is an outstanding 10/10 movie that's worth paying any price to see. That one is the culmination of everything that had been built up during the TV series and is essential viewing. As for Sister Venturing Out, it's more of an extended epilogue to Kaede's arc, and probably won't factor into future arcs that much. Considering that, it's more one for dedicated Rascal fans or people who can stomach paying $50+ for a 70-minute movie without blinking.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 2, 2024

447799

Not Recommended

It's just another subpar addition to the Seishun Buta Yarou Series.

There's barely any story, the movie is about Kaede deciding between correspondence school and Sakuta's school and that's it, not much occurs that could create any gripping tension. Even though this movie is only one hour long, it still feels way longer than it should be due to the lack of plot. Combined with the lack of substance, the anime still keeps the flaws of its predecessors. Cringeworthy interactions with Sakuta, especially with Mai, jokes that weren't funny for the first time being repeated after many times; scenes of the characters just doing daily normal ... stuff, which could work for a slice of life with good characters, which is not the case for this anime. And about the characters; it seems like they had to fill all the previous cast somehow even though they were completely irrelevant, so there are many random scenes with characters like Futaba and Tomoe that are pointless and dull.

The art style and animation are the same, mediocre and nothing to write home about. Even though it's a movie, there's no new song. Just like in the previous piece, they just use the old ending song and that's it. There's nothing memorable about the soundtrack.

It's hard to find something good to say about this movie, the only thing is that Kaede gets a lot of screen time. Even though this movie was focused on Kaede, who is the best character in this franchise, it wasn't able to present a compelling story, which is a waste of a good character. Her struggle with social anxiety makes for a promising setting, but it falls flat with the poor execution. This low-effort piece of media is not only bad but an offense to the honor of anime fans. It's unnaceptable to present an anime in this state and expect people to like it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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