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
Aug 31, 2026, 03:43 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.
CourScore
49.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 72.9
- Studio bandwidth - LX Animation Studio has 1 other active production(s) right now
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 330 likes / 337 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial50
Production Feasibility54
Audience Reception64
Strategic Priors36
Fandom Engagement24
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:43 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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% 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 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- 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-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 | 63 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 35 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,363 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 335 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 53 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 52 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 170 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,280 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,095 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,765 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 610 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,505 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 790 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 56,405 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 441 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 129 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,777 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.52 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 498 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 19,007 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |