Aliases
Haru wo Daite Ita, Haru wo Daiteita, Embracing Love: Cherished Spring, 春を抱いていた, Embracing Love
SPRING 2005OVA
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The adorable and attractive main characters of Haru wo Daiteita are Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou who are both in the film industry, having starred in various adult video films and are trying to climb the ladder of success and become greater actors. Iwaki is accepted to star in a popular movie, having beaten Katou in the auditions. During their time together, Katou believes he is in love with Iwaki-San, who on the contrary refuses to believe that he is in love. It is later on that another gay actor comes back to Japan and co-stars with Katou that problems starting arising. And it is from then on that the two realise where their hearts are set.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 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
21.4
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 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 1.50 further cours
- Cohort rating percentile - 55th percentile within season cohort
- Titles like this rarely return - 21 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial50
Production Feasibility62
Audience Reception51
Strategic Priors30
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Embracing Love: Cherished Spring renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Embracing Love: Cherished Spring getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Embracing Love: Cherished Spring has a 21/100 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 Embracing Love: Cherished Spring be renewed?
- Embracing Love: Cherished Spring currently scores 21 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 Embracing Love: Cherished Spring's renewal probability?
- Embracing Love: Cherished Spring's CourScore is 21 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 58 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 39 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,861 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.72 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 20 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 247 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 13,751 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 96 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 80 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,888 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,776 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.32 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 23,097 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 27,992 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,680 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 529 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 81 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.23 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 111 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 38 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 149 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 3,097 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,306 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 146,460 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 89 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 217 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.84 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 4,150 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.7 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.11 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 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 |