Aliases
Digimon Story Time Stranger Anime Short, Digimon Story Time Stranger: Prelude, Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude, デジモンストーリー タイムストレンジャー Prelude, Digimon Story: Time Stranger Prelude
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Short prologue animation released as a prelude and advertisement for the game Digimon Story Time Stranger.
Set to Digimon Story Time Stranger's theme song "wherever you are", the Prelude short focuses on Inori and her younger brother just before the main story's events.
(Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment's YouTube Channel)
Set to Digimon Story Time Stranger's theme song "wherever you are", the Prelude short focuses on Inori and her younger brother just before the main story's events.
(Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment's YouTube Channel)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise overview
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
45.8
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
- Time since finale - ~10 months since estimated air window ended
- Reddit discussion momentum - 20 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Toei Animation, Bandai Namco Entertainment) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 22%, above the catalogue average of 14%
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial22
Production Feasibility73
Audience Reception49
Strategic Priors41
Fandom Engagement65
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude has a 46/100 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 Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude be renewed?
- Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude currently scores 46 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 Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude's renewal probability?
- Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude's CourScore is 46 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
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Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 305 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 51 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 303 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 26 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 536 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 844 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 204 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 33 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 614 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 460 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 155 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 8 | Jun 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 3,222 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 6 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 5,334 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 174,334 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 23,317 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 23,317 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |