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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
Sep 11, 2026, 06:30 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 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 19 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 analysedSep 11, 2026, 06:30 AM
Next scheduled18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 80 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,829 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 122,459 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8.35 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 60 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,618 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 5,716 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 37 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 37 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 624 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 42,090 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 546 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.28 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 253 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 236,560 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 500,836 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 191,503 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.59 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 55,573 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 50 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 30,775 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 4,600 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 27,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 115,900 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -7.65 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 247 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 50 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 74 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 50 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 79 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 132 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 443,986 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 38,757 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,844,200 | Sep 11, 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 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 41,502 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.7 | Aug 14, 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 | 37.31 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 67 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 184 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 32,733 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 499 | Aug 14, 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 | 1,117 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 106,693 | Sep 11, 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 |