The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist

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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese light novel series written by Okemaru and illustrated by Saba Mizore. It was initially serialized as a web novel on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan, who began publishing it as a light novel in June 2020 under their HJ Bunko light novel imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by Popuri Yoshikita began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus website in March 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ aired from July to September 2023.

Synopsis

Wataru Sajō has been continually rejected by Aika Natsukawa, a beautiful girl in his class. After getting hit by an errant soccer ball, he suddenly has a change in personality, coming to the conclusion that he is not worthy of her and beginning to distance himself from her. However, Aika mistakenly thinks he now dislikes her, and she starts to get involved with him. This is the start of a romantic comedy when two classmates struggle to convey their feelings, especially when other girls begin to take notice of Wataru.

Characters

Main characters

Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The main protagonist who passionately approaches his classmate, Aika Natsukawa. After getting hit by an errant soccer ball, he has a change in personality and tries to distance himself from her. During summer vacation he starts working part-time at a bookstore.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The female lead, a beautiful girl in her class. She went to the same middle school as Wataru and rejected his advances since then. She is bewildered by Wataru Sajō's sudden change in attitude, which left her a feeling of confusion.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Aika's best friend. She is an upbeat, cheerful girl who joins the Volleyball Club.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Wataru's older sister. She is the Vice President of the Student Council of Kōetsu High School.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Kaede's best friend. She is level-headed and the Moral Public Committee President of Kōetsu High School.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Wataru's classmate and junior at part-time job. She is a literature buff with a quiet personality. Since the Light Novel Volume 8, she has feelings for Wataru.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A mature junior high school girl who met Wataru after a certain incident. She has feelings for Wataru, but he doesn't notice.

Supporting characters

Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A cute girl who approached Wataru for ulterior motives.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A cute member of the Moral Public Committee of Kōetsu High School.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A classmate of Wataru and Aika, and a Basketball Club member.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The ex-boyfriend of Rena and a student of Class 2-B.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The homeroom teacher of class 1-C, the class of Wataru and Aika. The nickname first and only revealed in the web novel version chapter 5.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The Student Council President of Kōetsu High School, and a member of K4.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The Student Council member, and a member of K4.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The Student Council member, and a member of K4.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Wataru's classmate and a member of Soccer Club of Kōetsu High School. He has a young sister named Yuki.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Aika's beloved little sister.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Aika and Mina's classmate and friend. She has crush on Takaaki.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Aika and Mina's classmate and friend. She also has a crush on Takaaki.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The class representative of 1-C, the class of Wataru, Aika, Kei and Mina.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The younger sister of Takaaki and a middle schooler.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Wataru and Aika's female classmate known for her bad mouth and attitude.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Yuyu's childhood friend and a member of Moral Public Committee of Kōetsu High School.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The half-Japanese half-French female student, and Hayato's fiancé.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; One of Marika's friends. The character's name first revealed in the anime adaptation.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; One of Marika's friends, she is dubbed "Mobile Student Handbook" by Wataru.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The owner of the second-hand bookstore, where Wataru and Mina work part-time.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Mina's big brother and a member of the Moral Public Committee.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; One of Wataru's classmates who's not part of any clubs or committees.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Yū's girlfriend and fellow Moral Public Committee member.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The store manager's wife. She is a woman who cares about others, especially her husband's employees and customers.

Media

Light novel

Written by Okemaru, the series began serialization as a web novel on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on December 7, 2018. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Saba Mizore under their HJ Bunko imprint on June 1, 2020. As of April 2023, eight volumes have been released. The novels are licensed in English by Monogatari Novels.

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Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Popuri Yoshikita began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus website on March 26, 2021.^[1] As of March 2024, it has been collected in five volumes. The manga adaptation will end with the release of its fifth volume on March 26, 2024.^[2]

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Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2022. It is produced by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, and directed by Kazuomi Koga, with scripts written by Michiko Yokote, character designs handled by Masaru Koseki and music composed by Ryōhei Sataka.^[3]^[4]^[5] The series aired from July 4 to September 19, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks, including ABEMA.^[6] The opening theme song is "Paraglider" by Kaori Ishihara, while the ending theme song is Template:Nihongo by Akiho Suzumoto.^[7] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive.^[8] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) and will stream it on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.^[9]

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