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The fifth season of FLCL, and successor series to FLCL: Grunge. The anime will take place 10 years after FLCL Alternative and will center on a high school boy and girl.
Masaki, who's been having a hard time fitting in with his class due to his unique background and character, meets Harumi, who is even more eccentric than he is. She offers to help him off of his worries by bombing the Tsuganei Tower.
(Source: Anime News Network, Adult Swim, edited)
Masaki, who's been having a hard time fitting in with his class due to his unique background and character, meets Harumi, who is even more eccentric than he is. She offers to help him off of his worries by bombing the Tsuganei Tower.
(Source: Anime News Network, Adult Swim, edited)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 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
48.2
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
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Production I.G, Adult Swim, NUT) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 18%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 60th 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 & Commercial47
Production Feasibility60
Audience Reception45
Strategic Priors44
Fandom Engagement30
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
FLCL: Shoegaze renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is FLCL: Shoegaze getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, FLCL: Shoegaze has a 48/100 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 FLCL: Shoegaze be renewed?
- FLCL: Shoegaze currently scores 48 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 FLCL: Shoegaze's renewal probability?
- FLCL: Shoegaze's CourScore is 48 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 | 59 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 87 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 10,070 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.52 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 84 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,153 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4,680 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 84 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 796 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,736 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.09 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 7,452 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 24,738 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 15,293 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.25 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 29,002 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,018 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.22 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 17 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,308 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 4,758 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 68 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.53 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 71 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 7,616 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -38 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,087 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 4,797 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 249,672 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |