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Baton

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Project to mark Yokohama City's 150th anniversary.
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

Franchise overview

Franchise timeline

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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

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
Runway
Low

Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.

Financial & Commercial39
Production Feasibility32
Audience Reception74
Strategic Priors42
Fandom Engagement40

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:41 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ

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.
Latest signals

Fresh telemetry

Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.

SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL46Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL2Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL846Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL0Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
annratingGLOBAL6.28Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode countGLOBAL1Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode dislikesGLOBAL10Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode likesGLOBAL235Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollseries availableGLOBAL1Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarksmark countJP224Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarksscore meanJP80Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest dailyGLOBAL44Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest weeklyGLOBAL43Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL329Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsurating rankGLOBAL9,725Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL64.34Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
malchapters totalGLOBAL1Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
malcompletedGLOBAL1,153Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
malmembersGLOBAL2,986Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL1,477Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
malratingGLOBAL6.85Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
malsource membersGLOBAL504Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
malsource status codeGLOBAL3Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL121Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadexsource status codeGLOBAL3Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdatesbayesian ratingGLOBAL6.98Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode commentsJP245,066Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode mylistsJP53,367Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode viewsJP6,221,927Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditcomments 7dGLOBAL15Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditmentions 7dGLOBAL1Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditscore 7dGLOBAL17Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditthread countGLOBAL1Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditthreads 7dGLOBAL1Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoricompletion ratioGLOBAL0.3Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimorimember countGLOBAL627Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL56.4Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
simklimdb scoreGLOBAL66Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
simklscore meanGLOBAL52Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA13Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubechannel views totalGLOBAL260,870Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubesubscribers totalGLOBAL1,290Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 30dGLOBAL25Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 7dGLOBAL25Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 30dGLOBAL13,579Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 7dGLOBAL13,579Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM