Aliases
Pervyi Otryad, Первый Отряд, First Squad: The Moment of Truth, ファーストスクワッド, First Squad: Moment der Wahrheit
SPRING 2009MOVIE
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First Squad is set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross and enlist them in the Nazi cause.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
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
13.4
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
- Reddit discussion momentum - 9 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- MAL community size - 43,867 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
- Titles like this rarely return - 17 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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 & Commercial42
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception20
Strategic Priors29
Fandom Engagement66
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
First Squad: The Moment of Truth renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is First Squad: The Moment of Truth getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, First Squad: The Moment of Truth has a 13/100 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 Squad: The Moment of Truth be renewed?
- First Squad: The Moment of Truth currently scores 13 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 Squad: The Moment of Truth's renewal probability?
- First Squad: The Moment of Truth's CourScore is 13 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.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 54 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 8,378 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 75 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,935 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,677 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,175 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.92 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 27,531 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 45,009 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 15,104 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.13 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 457 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,232 | Oct 18, 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 | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 76 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 106 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 11,238 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 102 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 63 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.69 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 27,683 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.2 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 9,878 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 33 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 10,532 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 10,532 | Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |