Beta

Courcast is still in active development - features and data may shift while we polish the experience.

First Light banner
First Light
Aliases

Pierwsze Światło, 朝のとき, First Light, ファースト・ライト

2025MOVIE
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed

First Light

ファースト・ライト

XReddit
Young Teto rides to school on his bed to school, the lonely lighthouse keeper asks the seagull for breakfast. As various people dream of tomorrow through their imaginations, harsh, rough waves of reality crash into their imaginations as Teto wanders into the darkness.

(Source: Kodansha Creator's Lab)

Note: KODANSHA Cinema Creators’ Lab. 2nd winning short film pitch.

Last updated

Oct 30, 2026, 11:04 PM

Franchise overview

Franchise timeline

Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.

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

47.4

CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 34% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 46 minutes ago

Top reasons

  • Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Kodansha) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 36%, above the catalogue average of 14%
  • Committee investment depth - Committee investment: 1 committee member(s)
  • Production pipeline confidence - Concluded run
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 & Commercial0
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors54
Fandom Engagement0

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedOct 30, 2026, 11:04 PM
Next scheduledin 23 hours
Renewal FAQ

First Light renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is First Light getting a new season?
According to Courcast's latest analysis, First Light has a 47/100 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 First Light be renewed?
First Light currently scores 47 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 First Light's renewal probability?
First Light's CourScore is 47 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

Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.

SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
malchapters totalGLOBAL66Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
malsource membersGLOBAL20Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
malsource status codeGLOBAL3Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdatesbayesian ratingGLOBAL6.21Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA15Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM