The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist (夢見る男子は現実主義者, Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha) is a 2023 anime series based on the light novel with the same name written by Okemaru, and illustrated by Saba Mizore. It was published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint on June 1, 2020. The original web novel of the series was published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō on December 7, 2018. The manga version of the series was illustrated by Popuri Yoshikita, and was serialized and published in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus magazine from March 26, 2021 to March 18, 2024, with a total of 4 volumes.
The anime series was announced on November 18, 2022. It was animated by both Studio Gokumi & AXsiZ, directed by Kazuomi Koga, series composition by Michiko Yokote, composed by Ryōhei Sataka, and it premiered in Japan from July 4, 2023 to September 19, 2023, consisting of 12 episodes.
Sentai Filmworks licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on HIDIVE's streaming service on November 24, 2023.[1][2] The Blu-ray of the series was released on November 19, 2024.
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Cast[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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Main Characters | |||||
Wataru Sajō | Naoya Miyase | Gabriel Regojo | 1 | ||
Aika Natsukawa | Akiho Suzumoto | Alyssa Marek | 1 | ||
Kei Ashida | Yumiri Hanamori | Chaney Moore | 1 | ||
Kaede Sajō | Mikako Komatsu | Luci Christian | 1 | ||
Rin Shinomiya | Kaori Ishihara | Elissa Cuellar | 1 | ||
Secondary Characters | |||||
Mina Ichinose | Iori Saeki | Emi Lo | 1 | ||
Fūka Sasaki | Minami Kurisaka | Katelyn Barr | 1 | ||
Takurō Yamazaki | Kenta Hosoda | Blake Shepard | 1 | ||
Yuyu Inatomi | Yukari Anzai | Kelley Peters | 1 | ||
Takaaki Sasaki | Genki Muro | Joe Daniels | 1 | ||
Recurring Characters | |||||
Megumi Ohtsuki | Seira Ryū | Patricia Duran | 1 | ||
Hayato Yūki | Toshiyuki Someya | Scott Gibbs | 1 | ||
Airi Natsukawa | Anzu Haruno | Kalin Coates | 1 | ||
Nonoka Shirai | Hikari Sonoyama | Natalie Rial | 1 | ||
Aoi Okamoto | Haruka Okamura | Cat Thomas | 1 | ||
Seina Iihoshi | Ayaka Ōnishi | Star Carter | 1 | ||
Ayano Mita | Yūko Okui | Kira Vincent-Davis | 1 | ||
Kaoruko Isogawa | Hikari Sonoyama | Karlii Hoch | 1 | 3 | |
Christie Guidry | 5 | ||||
Store Manager / Mr. Book Store |
Susumu Akagi | Carl Masterson | 1 | ||
Yū Ichinose | Masayuki Akasaka | Cody House | 1 | ||
Yuri Hanaoka | Emiri Iwai | Kalin Coates | 1 |
Episodic Characters[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Kazuki Arimura | Yū Kanda | Bobby Haworth | 1 | |
Rena Aizawa | Sara Matsumoto | Hilary Haag | 1, 11 | |
Renji Hanawa | Daishi Kajita | James Marler | 2 | |
Takuto Kai | Kōki Arai | Camryn Nunley | 2, 10 | |
Yuki Sasaki | Hitomi Sasaki | Emi Lo | 3 | |
Arisa Koga | Ayumi Mano | Joanne Bonasso | ||
Marika Shinonome-Claudine | Karin Nanami | Kimberly Yates | 5 | |
Hiyori Sonoda | Miria Takagishi | Karlii Hoch | 6 | |
Hiroto Tabata | Satoshi Niwa | Jeran Ugokwe | ||
Store Manager's Wife | Shinobu Satō | Julie Oliver-Touchstone | 8 |
Additional Voices[]
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
Clips[]
Notes[]
- David Lascoe was mis-credited as Davis Lascoe.
Transmission via Streaming[]
Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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November 24, 2023 - February 9, 2024 |
Anime | Digital | ![]() |
Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | ![]() |
Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2024 | ![]() |
The Complete Series | A DVB-T |
United States | ![]() |
2 Discs |
References[]
External Links[]
- The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist on the Internet Movie Database.
- The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.