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Malice comes up abruptly. As if it is blinking. Capricious like a flapping insect. One day a young hermit finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust. Meanwhile, the elephant sees the whole situation but says nothing. From that day on, the boy is chased by shadows of the winged insects.
(Source: Official Website)
Graduate Work 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Official Website)
Graduate Work 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 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
11.3
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Reddit discussion momentum - 18 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Titles like this rarely return - 5 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Geidai Animation) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 0%, below the catalogue average of 14%
Runway
Anime original
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.
Financial & Commercial25
Production Feasibility29
Audience Reception17
Strategic Priors9
Fandom Engagement63
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Blink in the Desert renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Blink in the Desert getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Blink in the Desert has a 11/100 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 Blink in the Desert be renewed?
- Blink in the Desert currently scores 11 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 Blink in the Desert's renewal probability?
- Blink in the Desert's CourScore is 11 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 | 184 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 132 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,904 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 28 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 52 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 215 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 432 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 146 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.56 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 11,214 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 21 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,165 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 18 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 9,992 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 18 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 18 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.24 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 286 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 21 | Apr 30, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 26 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,046 | Oct 27, 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 |