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The story follows a racoon-like tanuki creature named Hal who find an abandoned human baby. Hal names the baby Pal and decides to transform into a human mother to raise him.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 11:01 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
35.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 3,422 likes / 3,487 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Akira Ookuma has no other concurrent active productions
- MAL community size - 512 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
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 & Commercial35
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception31
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement52
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 11:01 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Hal's Flute renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hal's Flute getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Hal's Flute has a 36% 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 Hal's Flute be renewed?
- Hal's Flute currently scores 36 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 Hal's Flute's renewal probability?
- Hal's Flute's CourScore is 36 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 39 | May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 323 | May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 150 | May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 237 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 862 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.08 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 60 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 48 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 80 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 65 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 4 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 16 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,422 | Jul 25, 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 |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 98 | Jul 25, 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 |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |