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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 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
7.3
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: Medium • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (TMS Entertainment) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 26%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 15 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 30.0
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 & Commercial15
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception6
Strategic Priors38
Fandom Engagement17
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
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 7/100 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 Hal's Flute be renewed?
- Hal's Flute currently scores 7 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 Hal's Flute's renewal probability?
- Hal's Flute's CourScore is 7 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 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 241 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 48 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,445 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 81 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 158 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 642 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 325 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 40 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 16 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 4 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 864 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.08 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 60 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 10, 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 |