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
S1 (Movie)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
Jul 28, 2026, 07:31 AM
Franchise overview
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
42.3
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 6 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 16,738 likes / 16,795 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Koudai Satou has no other concurrent active productions
- Studio bandwidth - Robot has 1 other active production(s) right now
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial39
Production Feasibility64
Audience Reception34
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement38
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CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 07:31 AM
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- 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 42% 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 Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata be renewed?
- The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata currently scores 42 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 Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata's renewal probability?
- The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata's CourScore is 42 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.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 16,738 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 57 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.8 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | 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 |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 31 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.03 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 150 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 107 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,101 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.87 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 82 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 39 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 17,433 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 49 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |