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As Shu's village was being attacked by an unknown enemy, he and his friends, Jiro and Kluke decide to defend their home. They soon meet warrior Zola and receive the powers of Shadow, an ability that let's them transform their shadow into a powerful monster. Shu receives one of the most powerful monsters, Blue Dragon, and they all set out to defeat their enemy.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026, 05:10 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2008, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Unknown
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 10, 2026, 05:10 PM
Next scheduledyesterday
Renewal FAQ
Blue Dragon renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Blue Dragon getting a new season?
- Yes - Blue Dragon has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Blue Dragon be renewed?
- Blue Dragon has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Blue Dragon's renewal probability?
- Blue Dragon's CourScore is 100 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.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 60 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 137 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 11,506 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.55 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 26 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 522 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 482 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 70 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 46 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 53 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 4,018 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,247 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.59 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 37,388 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 59,234 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 9,584 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 289 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,081 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.02 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 33 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 19 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 53 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 3,018 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 559 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 61,495 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 224 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 814 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.36 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 659 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.3 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 66 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 63 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 17.16 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 39 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Sep 6, 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 | 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 |