Aliases

Diary of a Strange Land, Foreign Country Diary, Different Country Diary, Ikoku Nikki, 違国日記, Default, Synonym, Japanese, English, Journal with Witch, บันทึกจากวิเทศ, مذكرات من بلد آخر, Entre les lignes, 위국일기

S261WINTER 2026TVNext airing Mar 1, 2026

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Journal with Witch

Ikoku Nikki

Reclusive novelist Makio Koudai has always preferred the company of books—but when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, Makio unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi. As they navigate grief, clashing personalities, and the challenges of living together, the two slowly open their hearts to each other, discovering warmth, understanding, and the meaning of family.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

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Mar 2, 2026, 07:34 AM

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CourScore

55.0

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 18 hours ago

Top reasons

Favourite base strength — 796 cross-platform favourites
IP reach across services — Multi-platform footprint of ~9,808 users
Production pipeline confidence — Currently releasing

Runway

Low

Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.

Near-term probability is capped at 55% until confirmed evidence lands.

Financial & Commercial62

Production Feasibility65

Audience Reception54

Strategic Priors69

Fandom Engagement19

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Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	85	Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	796	Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	29,047	Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	84	Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Nov 7, 2025, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	20	Oct 26, 2025, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	7	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	3,241	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	4,326	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	71.42	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	1	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	18,820	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	25	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	0	Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	7.06	Feb 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	11	Feb 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	86	Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM