Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5: Release date and time, where to watch, and more

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5 is slated to release on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime episode will first broadcast on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, and other local Japanese TV networks. Later, the episode will be available to stream locally and worldwide.

The previous episode saw Sakuta learn that Miniskirt Santa had given adolescence syndrome to 10 million people. While Sakuta could not help everyone, he seemed interested in helping his old middle school classmate, Ikumi Akagi. Amidst this, he saw her rescuing a small girl, almost as if she had a premonition of it happening.

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5 release date and time

Mai and Sakuta as seen in Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (Image via CloverWorks)

According to the anime's official website, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5 will be released on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 11:30 p.m. JST. Considering the series's simulcast schedule and varying time zones, the anime episode may be released the next day in certain regions.

The upcoming anime episode will be titled: Dissonant Notes.

The fifth episode of the Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime will be released internationally at the following times:

Time Zone	Release Time	Release Day	Release Date
Pacific Daylight Time	7:30 am	Saturday	August 2
Eastern Daylight Time	10:30 am	Saturday	August 2
British Summer Time	3:30 pm	Saturday	August 2
Central European Summer Time	4:30 pm	Saturday	August 2
Indian Standard Time	8:00 pm	Saturday	August 2
Philippine Standard Time	10:30 pm	Saturday	August 2
Japanese Standard Time	11:30 pm	Saturday	August 2
Australia Central Standard Time	12:00 am	Sunday	August 3

Where to watch Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5?

Sweet Bullet as seen in Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (Image via CloverWorks)

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5 will first air on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, BS11, and Gunma TV, followed by other TV networks, such as AT-X and ABC TV. Later, the anime episode will be available to stream on ABEMA, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, d Anime Store, Lemino, U-NEXT, and other streaming platforms in Japan.

International anime fans can watch Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5 online on Crunchyroll.

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 4 recap

Ikumi Akagi as seen in Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (Image via CloverWorks)

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 4, titled Heroism, saw Miniskirt Santa inform Sakuta that she had given adolescence syndrome to 10 million people. One of these people was Ikumi Akagi, a girl Sakuta knew from his middle school.

Later in the episode, Sakuta became interested to learn more about the syndrome. In pursuit of this knowledge, he agrees to attend a match-making party with Fukuyama.

It was only later that Sakuta spotted Ikumi Akagi saving a girl. However, the surprising part was that the incident turned out exactly the same way as someone had posted online about their dream.

What to expect from Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5?

Ikumi and Sakuta as seen in Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (Image via CloverWorks)

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episode 5, titled Dissonant Notes, might focus on Ikumi Akagi. She believed in the #Dreaming posts that were made online and went around helping others.

Amidst this, as per the preview synopsis for the next episode, Ikumi came to see Sakuta at the university. However, when Sakuta advised her to take it easy with helping others, she turned her back on him.