Aliases
Gusukobudori no Denki, Biography of Gusuko Budori, The Life of Guskou Budori, La leyenda de Budori Gusuko, Guskou Budori no Denki (2012), The Life of Budori Gusuko, グスコーブドリの伝記, Das Leben des Budori Gusko, Budori, L'Étrange Voyage
S1 (Movie)SUMMER 2012MOVIE
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The fairy tale follows a young man named Guskou in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskou is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskou joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskou from his home.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 03:44 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
49.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 6,518 likes / 6,617 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 62.8
- Key staff availability - Director Gabriel Gama has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial52
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception67
Strategic Priors45
Fandom Engagement37
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:44 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
The Life of Budori Gusuko renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Life of Budori Gusuko getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Life of Budori Gusuko has a 50% 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 The Life of Budori Gusuko be renewed?
- The Life of Budori Gusuko currently scores 50 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 The Life of Budori Gusuko's renewal probability?
- The Life of Budori Gusuko's CourScore is 50 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 | 61 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,718 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 99 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,537 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 925 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,730 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.33 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 16 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,306 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 7,677 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,793 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.05 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,533 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 275 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 11,659 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,240 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 383,555 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.38 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,466 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.4 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 2 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |