Aliases
Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi, ありんこヘポーふたりのひみつきちー, Ant Hepo
S1SPRING 2016ONA
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Studio Nanahoshi's first independently produced anime!
Hepo the ant and Popo the ladybug run around their "secret hideout" made of leaves and branches!
(Source: YouTube Description, Translated)
Hepo the ant and Popo the ladybug run around their "secret hideout" made of leaves and branches!
(Source: YouTube Description, Translated)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 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
6.7
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
- Titles like this rarely return - 10 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 33.2
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 3,950 views
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 & Commercial16
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception5
Strategic Priors18
Fandom Engagement12
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 15 hours
Renewal FAQ
Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi has a 7/100 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 Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi be renewed?
- Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi currently scores 7 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 Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi's renewal probability?
- Arinko Hepo: Futari no Himitsu Kichi's CourScore is 7 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 41 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,634 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,070 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,283 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.38 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 109 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 191 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 35 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.27 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,701 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.32 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.5 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 34 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 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 | 14 | Apr 3, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 44 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 3,950 | Oct 21, 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 |