This short experiments with the flow of oil ink over the surface of the water. Mizue manipulated the ink by blowing with straws or stirring with toothpicks and used stop motion animation techniques to shoot the resulting effects.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
16.6
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 3,327,983 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Manga/LN velocity - Best current bestseller rank #73
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 51.9
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
BLEND renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is BLEND getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, BLEND has a 17/100 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 BLEND be renewed?
- BLEND currently scores 17 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 BLEND's renewal probability?
- BLEND's CourScore is 17 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon jp | amazon jp manga rank | JP | 73 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 321 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.18 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 476 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 10,497 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 18 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.3 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 244 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 35,880 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,055 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.91 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 517 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 979 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 339 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.28 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 9,989 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 38 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 158 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 192 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 38 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 236 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 101,453 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 42,822 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,327,983 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.6 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 132 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |