2019 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2019, Anime Tamago 2019, Chuck Shimezou, Zip! Shimezo, チャックシメゾウ
A young boy and an unsuccessful zipper spirit become frustrated with their home life and decide to leave home together. The young boy's little sister tags along for the adventure, but what awaits them ahead?
(Source: Amazon)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
13.9
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 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (MOVIE) matches prior mainline entries
- Reddit discussion momentum - 16 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Titles like this rarely return - 7 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Zip! Shimezo renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Zip! Shimezo getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Zip! Shimezo has a 14/100 renewal signal score. 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 Zip! Shimezo be renewed?
- Zip! Shimezo currently scores 14 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Zip! Shimezo's renewal probability?
- Zip! Shimezo's CourScore is 14 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 285 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.32 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 147 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,342 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 9 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 452 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 38,139 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 844 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.01 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 23 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 306 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 792 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 335 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.28 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 631 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 44 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 612 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 787 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.06 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 213 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.8 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 289,227 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 918 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 6,797 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 6,797 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |