Anime Lectio: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

                                                             1. Why do Anime Lectio? 

Anime Lectio is a time for us to stop and take a breath. Between work, activities, family life, and social media, our minds are always moving. We rarely take time to contemplate and ask, why am I watching this anime? What’s the point of all this? And, how is this making me feel? 

2. Put away all distractions 

(phones, work, etc.)

We are so enslaved to things that stimulate our minds. Let this be a moment for us to free our minds, look inside of ourselves, and be at peace.

3. Deep Breathing

Take several deep breaths. Let your mind relax. If you’ve had any questions, desires, or struggles that you’ve been hiding or stuffing away, let them rise up to the surface. 

4. Open yourself to God’s Presence

Remember God places all our thoughts and desires inside of us, and He uses them to draw us closer to Himself. God gives us a community to help us understand who we are and what He is calling us to do. The faces of other people you know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence.  

5. Think About What’s on Your Mind in Relation to the Anime

Think about what’s been on your mind in relation to the anime.  The following is an example of such thoughts written by me. 

Adolescence is typically an unusual time where teenagers are trying to figure out who they are, what they want to do, and how they want to do that. This is why adults helping adolescents in a school setting, which I help with, or in any other setting is important. An interesting problem that adolescents face is what is known as puberty syndrome, which is abnormal experiences in adolescence due to sensitivity and instability. Interesting examples of how puberty syndrome can be seen in the anime series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

6. Brief and written explanation of the anime

Pay attention to how the brief and written explanation of the anime seen on this blog, or seeing the anime for yourself since that's better than any explanation, might “speak” to you or shed light on the things that have been on your minds.

The anime series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai starts off when the main character, known as a rascal for his way of thinking, meets a girl dressed in a bunny girl outfit at his local library. Despite the fact that this girl is an actual celebrity, no one but the main character can see her, so he agrees to help her with this strange case of puberty syndrome. This is because he has his own strange case of puberty syndrome that he's dealing with that involves his little sister not wanting to leave their house because of a bullying situation that happened to her that was so traumatic that she lost her memories because of it and became a different person. It also somehow caused her older brother to get wounds on his chest. Anyway, after confessing his love for the girl to the whole school that they both go to so that everyone can know who she is, and so he doesn't forget about her, he also has to deal with other bizarre cases of puberty syndrome based on what he does with his own, as well as with the girl he actually likes.

7.  Reflect on the anime

Has this brief and written explanation of the anime shed any light on what's been on your minds?  The following is an example of a reflection on the anime from me.

Before seeing the anime series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, I didn't even know puberty syndrome existed because I figured abnormal experiences in adolescence due to sensitivity and instability were actually normal for adolescents. Besides discussing/wondering about what the terms 'normal' and 'abnormal' mean, which I have done before in psychology classes, 'puberty syndrome' is another interesting term to discuss/wonder about because of what it is and could be. The examples of puberty syndrome seen in this anime series definitely aren't the usual experiences of adolescents, but seem to be based on usual adolescent experiences. It's very possible that the examples seen in this anime series are exaggerated because anime tends to exaggerate things. Anyway, besides experiences of adolescents, what also makes them different is what people think about them. For example, the main character doesn't have a cell phone anymore as a result of frustration of dealing with his puberty syndrome, which other characters think is weird because teenagers usually think cell phones are incredibly important due to the importance of keeping up with what's going on. I have a cell phone, but don't use it much because I don't want to. I mostly use it when I need to use it. Being able to tell the difference between what we think something is and what it actually is is important, like whether something could be a case of puberty syndrome or not.

8. Final Prayer

Please voice any prayer intentions for friends, family, or people around the world that relate to this anime.  The following is an example written by me.

Let us pray that we can understand what puberty syndrome actually looks like and be able to tell the difference between what we think it is and what it actually is.