Aliases
Dappi Suru Tame ni Hitsuyou na Koto: Growth Factor, Growth Factor, だっぴするためにひつようなこと
S1 (Movie)WINTER 2014MOVIE
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A middle school boy, who likes to snap photos of things he fancies, and then draws pictures of them. On his usual route home, he spots the girl he likes with another boy. The balance between his delusions and reality is in constant flux.
Graduate Work 2014 by Ryosuke Oshiro, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Graduate Work 2014 by Ryosuke Oshiro, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 04:43 PM
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
40.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Geidai Animation has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 67.3
- Key staff availability - Director Ryousuke Ooshiro has no other concurrent active productions
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 & Commercial38
Production Feasibility59
Audience Reception51
Strategic Priors5
Fandom Engagement15
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 04:43 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Growth Factor renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Growth Factor getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Growth Factor has a 40% 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 Growth Factor be renewed?
- Growth Factor currently scores 40 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 Growth Factor's renewal probability?
- Growth Factor's CourScore is 40 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 176 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 198 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 37 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 33 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 65 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.56 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 6,562 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 11 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 11 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 5 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 264 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 87 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 378 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.64 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 21,356 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.4 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 208 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,541 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |