2019 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2019, Anime Tamago 2019, Captain Bal, キャプテン・バル, Captain Bar
Bal, a poor boy living on an island, gets the idea to rig a makeshift boat, hoist a pirate flag on it, and become a pirate to get rich. He takes his pig friend Bu, his sister Muge, and the giant salamander Kuna as his crew. He plans to do all sorts of devious deeds in his quest to become a pirate, but ends up doing one good thing after another. What will Captain Bal and his crew do?
(Source: ANN)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 05:25 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
43.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (MOVIE) matches prior mainline entries
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 68.3
- Key staff availability - Director Masanori Numaguchi has no other concurrent active productions
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.
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Captain Bal renewal questions
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- Is Captain Bal getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Captain Bal 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 Captain Bal be renewed?
- Captain Bal 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 Captain Bal's renewal probability?
- Captain Bal'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
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 46 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 307 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.5 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 42 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 187 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 305 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 35 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 23 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 452 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 38,114 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 833 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.01 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 85 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 295 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 850 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 399 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 486 | 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 | 52 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.71 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 22 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,803 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,310 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 18 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,708 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 18 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 18 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.11 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 247 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 56 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 289,227 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 918 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 6,797 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 6,797 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |