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Mamoru Oshii x Koji Morimoto x KENWOOD Smart Headsets collaborative animation.
This short animation is inspired by KENWOOD "Smart Headsets" (earphones with AI assistant) that depicts future life with a unique interpretation, set in a fictitious city where devices have become commonplace.
This short animation is inspired by KENWOOD "Smart Headsets" (earphones with AI assistant) that depicts future life with a unique interpretation, set in a fictitious city where devices have become commonplace.
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 01:19 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.
CourScore
38.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 198 likes / 203 reactions on recent episodes
- Google Trends - Search interest relative to cohort
- MAL community size - 823 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
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 & Commercial37
Production Feasibility40
Audience Reception49
Strategic Priors32
Fandom Engagement28
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:19 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
CONNECTED... renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is CONNECTED... getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, CONNECTED... has a 39% 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 CONNECTED... be renewed?
- CONNECTED... currently scores 39 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 CONNECTED...'s renewal probability?
- CONNECTED...'s CourScore is 39 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 | 46 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 741 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 198 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 61 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 69 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 52 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 602 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 887 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 171 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 52 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 467 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 34 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 6,513 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 106 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.53 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 340 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 50.5 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.6 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 36 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 7 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |