Aliases
Imperfections, Access Denied, Can Ci Pin: Fangzhu Xingkong, The Defective, 残次品·放逐星空
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The series follows Lu Bixing and Lin Jingheng, two very different men caught up in a futuristic dystopia where mind-link tech known as Eden controls society. One out of every hundred people can’t interface with Eden and are deemed “defective” as outcasts. These two will work together to fight against this unjust world.
(Source: Funimation)
(Source: Funimation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 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
49.7
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
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 72.4
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 340 likes / 347 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~1,515 followers
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial50
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception64
Strategic Priors39
Fandom Engagement44
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Defective renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Defective getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Defective has a 50/100 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 The Defective be renewed?
- The Defective currently scores 50 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 The Defective's renewal probability?
- The Defective's CourScore is 50 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 | 64 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 34 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,387 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 340 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 172 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,288 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,115 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,774 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 610 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,505 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 790 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 56,465 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 112 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 379 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.31 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,786 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.03 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 497 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 19,028 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |