

On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo (Hayato Ichihara), a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru (Aya Ueto), a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious “Cipher” OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he’s getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what’s wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.
(Source: Nippon Cinema)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 02:41 AM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
44.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 6,220,791 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 64.6
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 235 likes / 245 reactions on recent episodes
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Baton renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Baton getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Baton has a 45% 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 Baton be renewed?
- Baton currently scores 45 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 Baton's renewal probability?
- Baton's CourScore is 45 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 46 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 846 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.28 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 235 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 224 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 44 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 329 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,725 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.34 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,153 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,986 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,477 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.85 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 504 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 121 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.98 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 245,066 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 53,367 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 6,221,927 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 15 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.3 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 627 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.4 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 52 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | Aug 28, 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 |