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Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 02:47 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2013, 12:00 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.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 4 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 02:47 PM
Next scheduled3 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Chihayafuru renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Chihayafuru getting a new season?
- Yes - Chihayafuru has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Chihayafuru be renewed?
- Chihayafuru has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Chihayafuru's renewal probability?
- Chihayafuru's CourScore is 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 21 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 221 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8.35 | Jul 18, 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 |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 31 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 50 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 27,000,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,806 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.59 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 235,821 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 33 | Jul 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 624 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 80 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 68 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 35.24 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 499,167 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 30,712 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.51 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 121,721 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 544 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.28 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 41,425 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 67 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 253 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 32,733 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 42,049 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 190,757 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.8 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,221 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 4,600 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 76 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,552 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 443,977 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 5,612 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -7.65 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 115,900 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,842,190 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 56 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 38,762 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 247 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 74 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 50 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 132 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 50 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 55,222 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |