Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Both male and female characters are shown to struggle with issues of self-worth, identity, depression, and outward appearance. Sakuta rejects social pressure of rumors around classmates' promiscuity; however, both male and female characters tease each other with sexual innuendos and objectification. In this Japanese show there's little discussion or representation of cultural diversity.

Characters discuss past experiences with bullying. Mentions of suicide and self-harm include a character trying to drown herself and other characters suffering from cuts that magically appear on their bodies after remembering traumatic memories. In a flashback, a mother coerces her preteen daughter into wearing a swimsuit for a modeling job despite the daughter's objections.

Characters wear revealing outfits. Female characters wear bunny-girl costumes and bikini swimsuits; Sakuta is often shown shirtless, wearing just boxers or sitting in the bath. Teens talk about love, kissing, dating. Characters exchange banter about erotic thoughts, masturbation, and incest, but characters never have sex. Male and female characters tease each other with sexual innuendos and objectification.

Language includes insults ("idiot," "stupid," "rascal"), threats ("die"), and sexual innuendos.

A character puts sleeping pills in another character's drink.

Parents need to know that Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai is a serious drama with sci-fi elements about the challenges of adolescence. High school students struggle with insecurity, bullying, harmful parenting, depression, suicide, and self-harm. The show's overall message, though, is a hopeful one about the importance of friendship, courage, self-confidence, and going against the status quo. Teens go on dates and infrequently kiss; they banter about sex but it's nothing more than talk. Characters wear revealing outfits with no sensitive body parts shown; a male character is often shirtless in his home. There's product placement throughout the show with both real and fictionalized (but obvious) brands.