The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist

The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist
First light novel volume cover (Featuring Aika Natsukawa and Wataru Sajō)
夢見る男子は現実主義者 (Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Novel series
Written by	Okemaru
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	December 7, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written by	Okemaru
Illustrated by	Saba Mizore
Published by	Hobby Japan
English publisher	Monogatari Novels
Imprint	HJ Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	June 1, 2020 – present
Volumes	8
Manga
Written by	Okemaru
Illustrated by	Popuri Yoshikita
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Shōnen Ace Plus
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	March 26, 2021 – March 18, 2024
Volumes	5
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazuomi Koga
Written by	Michiko Yokote
Music by	Ryōhei Sataka
Studio	Studio Gokumi AXsiZ
Licensed by	Sentai Filmworks SA/SEA: Medialink
Original network	TV Tokyo, BS NTV, MBS, AT-X, ABEMA
Original run	July 4, 2023 – September 19, 2023
Episodes	12
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The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist (夢見る男子は現実主義者, Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha) 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.