Aliases
PLAYGROUND: あきちあそび, Akichi Asobi, PLAYGROUND, あきちあそび, あきちあそび Playground
2013MOVIE
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A boy is always alone, at school, or at home. One day, he finds a sandlot on the way home and thinks of making a ‘town’ of his own. Another boy was watching his play and starts to imitate him.
1st year work 2013, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
1st year work 2013, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
15.9
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 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 61.8
- MAL community size - 1,809 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~453 followers
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 & Commercial35
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors16
Fandom Engagement34
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 15 hours
Renewal FAQ
PLAYGROUND renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is PLAYGROUND getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, PLAYGROUND has a 16/100 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 PLAYGROUND be renewed?
- PLAYGROUND currently scores 16 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 PLAYGROUND's renewal probability?
- PLAYGROUND's CourScore is 16 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.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 856 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 221 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 674 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 62 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 174 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,332 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.31 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,187 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,883 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 565 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.54 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 496 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.16 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 40 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 81 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 137 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 4,327 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.58 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 306 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 62.7 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 140 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 3,897 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |