Aliases
ChaO, Cun Chao, 大力村超人, เจา คนเล็กผจญเงือกใหญ่
S1 (Movie)SUMMER 2025MOVIE
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In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, ChaO follows Stephan, a mild-mannered office worker at a shipbuilding company, whose life is upended when he is suddenly proposed to by Chao — a princess from the mermaid kingdom. With no time to make sense of what’s happening, Stephan soon finds himself living with the unpredictable, wholehearted Chao. As her sincere love begins to break down his emotional barriers, an unexpected and touching romance begins to unfold.
(Source: GKIDS)
(Source: GKIDS)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 06:01 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
61.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio 4°C has no other concurrent active productions
- Time since finale - ~10 months since estimated air window ended
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 3,663 likes / 3,711 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Anime original
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.
Financial & Commercial49
Production Feasibility85
Audience Reception69
Strategic Priors43
Fandom Engagement45
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
Next scheduled2 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
ChaO renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is ChaO getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, ChaO has a 61% 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 ChaO be renewed?
- ChaO currently scores 61 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 ChaO's renewal probability?
- ChaO's CourScore is 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 838,465 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 48 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,443 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,663 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 12,925 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 626 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.52 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 29 | Jan 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.97 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 36 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 121 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 63 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 5,919 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 288 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.18 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 74 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 813 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 26,310 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,506 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 71 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 211 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,027 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,848 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 157 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,433 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.08 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,291 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,203 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.09 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 68 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 65 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |