Aliases
A-Channel OVA, A-Channel: A-Channel+smile, Aチャンネル +smile, Default, A-Channel+smile, Synonym, Japanese, Aチャンネル+smile（プラス スマイル）
S121WINTER 2012OVA
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A-Channel: A-Channel+smile
Aチャンネル +smile
Following the everyday lives of four high school girls: the flighty Run, the reckless Tooru, the timid Yuuko, and the level-headed Nagi.
Mountain of Pancakes — Kitou-sensei injures her hand during class and has to deal with it while Tooru brings cat Tansan to school with her to meet Yutaka and Miho. Later, the girls decide to get pancakes at a café where Miho happens to be working, facing trouble when Yutaka shows up out of the blue.
A Picture of a Wish — Yuuko catches a cold so the others pay her a visit and help look after her. Later, the girls get together for the New Year's shrine visit.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Mountain of Pancakes — Kitou-sensei injures her hand during class and has to deal with it while Tooru brings cat Tansan to school with her to meet Yutaka and Miho. Later, the girls decide to get pancakes at a café where Miho happens to be working, facing trouble when Yutaka shows up out of the blue.
A Picture of a Wish — Yuuko catches a cold so the others pay her a visit and help look after her. Later, the girls get together for the New Year's shrine visit.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 11:32 PM
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CourScore
39.9
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 15 minutes ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.8
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~1,884 followers
- Committee investment depth - Committee investment: 4 committee member(s), music label on committee
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial48
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception70
Strategic Priors27
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 5,917 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 11,680,086 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 600 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 16 | Apr 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,183 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 4,730 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,892 | May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,812 | May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.8 | May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.8 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 17,477 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 27 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 68 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 37 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 7.16 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |