Aliases
Hakofugu to Minamata no Umi, The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata, ハコフグとみなまたの海, The Boxfish and the Minamata Sea
WINTER 2024MOVIE
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The boxfish has no confidence in himself, he always spends his time alone on the rocks watching the other fish, feeling envious.
"Everyone else is so lucky. All I do is float back and forth in the same place on these rocks every day..."
Then one day, he meets a lost sea horse who seems to have come from the Minamata ocean, he then decides to embark on his first ever adventure to return the fish to the Minamata's sea...
(Source: Official Website, translated)
"Everyone else is so lucky. All I do is float back and forth in the same place on these rocks every day..."
Then one day, he meets a lost sea horse who seems to have come from the Minamata ocean, he then decides to embark on his first ever adventure to return the fish to the Minamata's sea...
(Source: Official Website, translated)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
19.6
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 33.9
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 9 views
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~41 followers
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial12
Production Feasibility46
Audience Reception2
Strategic Priors21
Fandom Engagement11
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata has a 20/100 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 The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata be renewed?
- The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata currently scores 20 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 The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata's renewal probability?
- The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata's CourScore is 20 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 16,813 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 106 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 17,464 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,185 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.84 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 157 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 51 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.8 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.03 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 84 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 27, 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 |