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The anime's story centers on the demon Black who comes to the human world in search of content for videos. He wants to expose the hidden side of humans, games, and hobbies. Black's "high-efficiency assistant" is the camera demon Camera-chan.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 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
42.3
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 14 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Production pipeline confidence - In active production
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 285,182 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial22
Production Feasibility82
Audience Reception48
Strategic Priors18
Fandom Engagement30
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 10 hours
Renewal FAQ
Black Channel renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Black Channel getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Black Channel has a 42/100 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 Black Channel be renewed?
- Black Channel currently scores 42 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 Black Channel's renewal probability?
- Black Channel's CourScore is 42 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 | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 224 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 171 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,662 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 117,493 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.86 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,011 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,204 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.66 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 373 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 200,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.19 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 81 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 5,580 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,618 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 285,182 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 117 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,282 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.01 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 200 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.51 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 25,690 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -7 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 20 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 175 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |