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
Jul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
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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
54.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - MUSUHI has no other concurrent active productions
- Time since finale - ~7 months since estimated air window ended
- Key staff availability - Director tofu has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial41
Production Feasibility85
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors38
Fandom Engagement19
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
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 54% 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 Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude be renewed?
- Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude currently scores 54 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 Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude's renewal probability?
- Digimon Story Time Stranger Prelude's CourScore is 54 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
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 56 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 51 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 291 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 3,222 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 23,317 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 8 | Jun 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 23,317 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 6 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.29 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 22 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 176 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.5 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 35 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 35 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 982 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 464 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 731 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 31 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 148 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 244 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 35 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.31 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 398 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |