Aliases
Ad Lib Anime Laboratory, Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuusho, Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo, アドリブアニメ研究所
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Emiri Katou and Kaori Fukuhara, the voice actresses best known for playing the Hiiragi twins in Lucky Star, will headline Ad Lib Anime Kenkyūsho (Ad Lib Anime Laboratory), an experimental anime series which will premiere on the satellite channel BS Fuji on October 15.
Katou (as "Chief Researcher No. 001"), Fukuhara ("Chief Researcher No. 002"), and a guest star "researcher" will ad lib each weekly episode's script entirely from scratch. Animators will then take the ad-libbed dialogue and create footage based on them — instead of the castmembers voice-acting to existing scripts and footage, as most anime are made.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Katou (as "Chief Researcher No. 001"), Fukuhara ("Chief Researcher No. 002"), and a guest star "researcher" will ad lib each weekly episode's script entirely from scratch. Animators will then take the ad-libbed dialogue and create footage based on them — instead of the castmembers voice-acting to existing scripts and footage, as most anime are made.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
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8.9
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Titles like this rarely return - 15 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 51.8
- Time since finale - ~181 months since estimated air window ended
Runway
Anime original
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.
Financial & Commercial19
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception20
Strategic Priors19
Fandom Engagement43
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Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
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Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo renewal questions
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- Is Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo has a 9/100 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 Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo be renewed?
- Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo currently scores 9 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 Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo's renewal probability?
- Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo's CourScore is 9 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.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 45 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 338 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 590 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 177 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 258 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,368 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 497 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 217 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,878 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 638 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 43,481 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 309 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.05 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 106 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.6 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 6 | Jun 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |