Aliases
Star Guardian: Light & Shadow, 星之守护者：光与蚀, Xing Zhi Shouhuzhe: Guang Yu Shi, Guang Yu Shi, Light & Shadow, 光与蚀
2019ONA
Branch
Part of this franchise
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
26.8
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 14 hours ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 28,077,126 views
- Format continuity - Format (ONA) matches prior mainline entries
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 203,719 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial37
Production Feasibility73
Audience Reception61
Strategic Priors36
Fandom Engagement38
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 10 hours
Renewal FAQ
Light & Shadow renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Light & Shadow getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Light & Shadow has a 27/100 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 Light & Shadow be renewed?
- Light & Shadow currently scores 27 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 Light & Shadow's renewal probability?
- Light & Shadow's CourScore is 27 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 | 64 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 417 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 994 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 124,927 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 63 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.69 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,568 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 103 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.6 | Oct 26, 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 | 5,561 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,935 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 203,719 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 136 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.08 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 44 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.57 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 549,386 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 28,077,126 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |