Aliases
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022, ブレードランナー ブラックアウト 2022, BLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2022
SUMMER 2017ONA
Branch
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
In 2022, an EMP detonation has caused a global blackout that has massive, destructive implications all over the world. Directed by Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo's Shinichiro Watanabe, Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 is a new and highly-anticipated animated short which serves as a prologue for the upcoming feature film Blade Runner 2049.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
20.9
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 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 4,694,902 views
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (CygamesPictures, Sola Digital Arts) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 40%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 4,153 likes / 4,264 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial57
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors57
Fandom Engagement40
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduledin 14 hours
Renewal FAQ
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 has a 21/100 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 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 be renewed?
- Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 currently scores 21 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 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022's renewal probability?
- Blade Runner: Black Out 2022's CourScore is 21 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 | 67 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 98 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 13,873 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 111 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,153 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,445 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,311 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.04 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 27,518 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 43,040 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 13,689 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,229 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 424 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 389 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 27,347 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 86 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 604 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.56 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 13,918 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.9 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 9,878 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 33 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 123,349 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 4,694,902 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 10,532 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 10,532 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |