Aliases
FLCL 5, Fooly Cooly Shoegaze, FLCL: Shoegaze, フリクリ シューゲイザー
S196FALL 2023TV
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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
Aug 31, 2026, 01:31 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
55.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 13 days ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (TV) matches prior mainline entries
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.3
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Production I.G, Adult Swim, NUT) renew 10% of productions, above the catalogue average of 3%
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 & Commercial60
Production Feasibility61
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors48
Fandom Engagement19
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:31 AM
Next scheduled13 days ago
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 56% 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 FLCL: Shoegaze be renewed?
- FLCL: Shoegaze currently scores 56 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 FLCL: Shoegaze's renewal probability?
- FLCL: Shoegaze's CourScore is 56 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
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 59 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 86 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 9,857 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,737 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4,582 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 84 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 16 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 784 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,566 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.25 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 15 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 7,308 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 24,502 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 15,211 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.25 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 28,801 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,014 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.22 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 17 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 5 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,307 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 85 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 4,699 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.6 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 68 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.33 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 108 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 7,654 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -6 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,046 | Aug 27, 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 | 4,794 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 247,369 | Sep 1, 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 |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.54 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |