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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
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 11 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 analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Next scheduled10 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 signal score 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 | 80 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,631 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 124,423 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8.35 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 70 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,770 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 5,808 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0.22 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 624 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 42,134 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 553 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.29 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 253 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 237,221 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 502,432 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 192,204 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.59 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 55,759 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 30,873 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 4,600 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 27,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 115,900 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -7.65 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 247 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 74 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 79 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 132 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 443,989 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 38,762 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,846,450 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.51 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 41,718 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 68 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 91.67 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 168 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 32,582 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -151 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,287 | Sep 25, 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 | 1,128 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 108,475 | Oct 23, 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 |