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One cold and damp morning, two weasels were wandering the quiet streets. They get separated at one point but are reunited. Just then, bells and alarms began to ring through the city, and dawn came.
Graduate Work 2022, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Graduate Work 2022, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
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
22.6
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 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 81.6
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,601,661 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Premiere-night comment velocity (Niconico) - 72.3 comments/hour on latest episode (Niconico)
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 & Commercial22
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception68
Strategic Priors2
Fandom Engagement27
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 11 hours
Renewal FAQ
Before Dawn renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Before Dawn getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Before Dawn has a 23/100 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 Before Dawn be renewed?
- Before Dawn currently scores 23 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 Before Dawn's renewal probability?
- Before Dawn's CourScore is 23 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 | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 75 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5,411 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 22,389 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 185 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 88 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 200 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.21 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 47,636 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,196 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,601,661 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 72.34 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.25 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,617 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 79 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,282 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |