Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend episode 1 airs 2026-10-16

Out now

Out now.A retailer or platform shows it available.

How likely it holds: Very likely

The story so far

起 · 承 · 転 · 結 — four beats, straight from the evidence

起It startsOct 7, 2026

It shows up in a fan database.

承It spreads—

Nobody else picks it up.

転The paper trail—

No paper trail yet — no registry record, no pre-order listing.

結The verdictOct 16, 2026

Out now. It's real and you can get it.

EPISODE AIR DATEJP

A5SHIPPED

Commerce or platform confirmation that the thing exists and is purchasable or readable.

OBJECT2026-10-16

FIRST SIGNAL2026-10-07

STATE SINCE2026-10-16

ASSERTED FOR2026-10-16

SIGNALS1

GROUPS1

STATE LOGEVIDENCEDAYS IN ORDER · GAPS LABELLED · TIME →

2026-10-07 17:00Zcommunitysupports
AniList — airing scheduleMatched by rules · read with 90% certainty
AniList airing schedule — Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend episode 1: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+09:00
anilist.co/anime/199340 ↗
independence group g-anilist-airing-199340-1 · weight 1.00

Confidence

HIGH

A5 source reliability and information credibility

State log

RUMOR2026-10-07 17:00ZClaim opened on first extracted signal.
RUMORCORROBORATED2026-10-07 17:00ZListed in AniList's curated airing schedule: multiple sources, not yet confirmed by the broadcaster.
CORROBORATEDSHIPPED2026-10-16 15:00ZThe scheduled broadcast day (2026-10-16) has gone by: aired.

TRANSFORMSFOLLOW THE TRAIL

From this claim to what surrounds it: the title’s other claims, and everything each source here has said.

PROVENANCE RECORDW3C PROV-O SHAPE

Every support edge carries wasDerivedFrom, wasGeneratedBy and wasAttributedTo. The state log is append-only.

CLAIM IDclm-d7f2a2abe9212ba0

SUBJECT ENTITYent-anilist-199340

PREDICATEepisode_air_date

RESOLUTIONtrue