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
Aug 30, 2026, 06:00 PM
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
62.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio 4°C has no other concurrent active productions
- Time since finale - ~11 months since estimated air window ended
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 576,205 views
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 & Commercial53
Production Feasibility85
Audience Reception70
Strategic Priors42
Fandom Engagement46
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 06:00 PM
Next scheduled12 days 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 63% 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 63 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 63 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 | 68 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 19 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,272 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.15 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 86 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,217 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 633 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 75 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 65 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 26,323 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,467 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.08 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,146 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,003 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,536 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 126 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 157 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.97 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 12,927 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,444 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 838,949 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 135 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 153 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,322 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 71 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 63 | Jul 17, 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 |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 5,770 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -149 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 319 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 2,812 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 576,205 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |