1st Year Work 2010 by Aki Kono, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
12.1
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 15 hours ago
Top reasons
- MAL community size - 644 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
- Titles like this rarely return - 16 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Geidai Animation) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 0%, below the catalogue average of 14%
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
A brightening life renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is A brightening life getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, A brightening life has a 12/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will A brightening life be renewed?
- A brightening life currently scores 12 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is A brightening life's renewal probability?
- A brightening life's CourScore is 12 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 180 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 410 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,204 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 53 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 484 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 707 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 130 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 123 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.59 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 105 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 55.1 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 200 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 6,680 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |