Aliases
eX-Driver the Movie, éX-Driver the Movie, エクスドライバー the Movie
SPRING 2002MOVIE
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After winning domestic preliminary round, Lisa, Lorna, and Soichi advance to ex-Driver world race competition held in Los Angeles as representative team from Japan. Like a bad omen, they encountered a reckless AI car the first night they arrived at Los Angeles. Although they successfully stopped the car, the local police department is not very happy about that and insists to examine their car overnight.
However, the problem did not stop just there. The daughter of the United States team`s sponsor, Angela, has gone missing. Lorna realized that Angela was on the reckless AI car before. Soichi who guessed that Angel could be in danger then start looking for her. But Soichi got captured by a mysterious man, and he shocked to find Angela is also there.
During the confinement inside a warehouse, Soichi finds out that apparently there is a connection between the series of incident and illegal gambling on the ex-Driver world race competition. Now Soichi must escape from the warehouse with Angela...
(Source: AniDB)
However, the problem did not stop just there. The daughter of the United States team`s sponsor, Angela, has gone missing. Lorna realized that Angela was on the reckless AI car before. Soichi who guessed that Angel could be in danger then start looking for her. But Soichi got captured by a mysterious man, and he shocked to find Angela is also there.
During the confinement inside a warehouse, Soichi finds out that apparently there is a connection between the series of incident and illegal gambling on the ex-Driver world race competition. Now Soichi must escape from the warehouse with Angela...
(Source: AniDB)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 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
20.8
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.9
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Genco, Bandai Visual, Actas) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 23%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 72th percentile within season cohort
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 & Commercial50
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception51
Strategic Priors47
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
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Renewal FAQ
éX-Driver the Movie renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is éX-Driver the Movie getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, éX-Driver the Movie has a 21/100 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 éX-Driver the Movie be renewed?
- éX-Driver the Movie currently scores 21 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 éX-Driver the Movie's renewal probability?
- éX-Driver the Movie's CourScore is 21 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
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,623 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.69 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 20 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,561 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 13 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 626 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,349 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.61 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,138 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 6,224 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,686 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 185 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 6 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,741 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.5 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 477 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.2 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 65 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 8 | Jun 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |