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"Let's go, together! Head for the goal, Diamond Friends!!"
The new anime will have a theme of "Aikatsu with your friends!" and will center on a new protagonist named Aine Yuuki, who is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
(Source: Anime News Network)
The new anime will have a theme of "Aikatsu with your friends!" and will center on a new protagonist named Aine Yuuki, who is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 04:31 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
59.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 631,731 views
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 75.5
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
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 & Commercial58
Production Feasibility52
Audience Reception80
Strategic Priors55
Fandom Engagement41
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 04:31 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Aikatsu Friends! renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Aikatsu Friends! getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Aikatsu Friends! has a 59% renewal probability. 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 Aikatsu Friends! be renewed?
- Aikatsu Friends! currently scores 59 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Aikatsu Friends!'s renewal probability?
- Aikatsu Friends!'s CourScore is 59 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-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 119 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 5,454 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.61 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,573 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 70,730 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 207 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,381 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,668 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.65 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,591 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 13,658 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,616 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,582 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 14,852 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 4,502 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 742,323 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.21 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,863 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.14 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 631,991 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 173,420 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 173,420 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |