The Caligula Effect, Caligula, カリギュラ, Caligula-カリギュラ-
The Caligula Effect is set in a virtual reality program known as "Mobius", created so people can escape pain in their lives and live in an idyllic high school setting, forced to live out their 3 years Indefinitely. The main protagonist is one of a group who realize that they are in a virtual world, and form the "Go-Home Club", a group dedicated to escaping from Mobius and its god-like overseer program, a vocal program called "μ". They oppose the "Ostinato Musicians", a group who supports μ and sees the Go-Home Club as traitors.
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 02:51 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
43.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 302,396 views
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~23,616 followers
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 2,522,702 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Caligula renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Caligula getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Caligula has a 44% renewal probability. 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 Caligula be renewed?
- Caligula currently scores 44 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Caligula's renewal probability?
- Caligula's CourScore is 44 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 55 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 120 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 21,218 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.48 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 126 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 72 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 109 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 224 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 62 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,917 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,027 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.36 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 30,049 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 79,914 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 26,112 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 7,765 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 390 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.37 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 350 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 356 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 119,359 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9,266 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,524,274 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.38 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 13,715 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.7 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.18 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 3,504 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,234 | Aug 5, 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 views | GLOBAL | 302,580 | Sep 9, 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 |