A lone figure in a void struggles to sit in a chair. An animated 16mm short film hand-drawn on paper with crow quill ink pen. Featured at SXSW (2000), Anima Mundi (Brazil, 2000), Hawaii International Film Festival (2000) and others.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
15.1
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 2,020,720 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 124,925 views
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 62.0
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Chair renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Chair getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Chair has a 15/100 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 Chair be renewed?
- Chair currently scores 15 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 Chair's renewal probability?
- Chair's CourScore is 15 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 54 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 284 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 15 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,523 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 232,509 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 65 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 69 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 56 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 316 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 18 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0.09 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 26 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8,476 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,034 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.05 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.34 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 5,112 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.19 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 22,462 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 16,540 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,020,720 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 41 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 98 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.76 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,013 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 487 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 6,560 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 124,925 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |