Is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak has a 57% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-kaku-outbreak-summer-2013 for the full breakdown.

Will Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak be renewed?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak currently has a 57% renewal probability on Courcast. Signals driving this score include online discussion volume, sequel history in the franchise, and platform engagement data - all updated daily.

What is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak's renewal probability?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak's CourScore is 57% 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 probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-kaku-outbreak-summer-2013.

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Aliases

When They Cry Kaku: Outbreak, 쓰르라미 울 적에 확 -아웃브레이크-, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak, ひぐらしのなく頃に拡〜アウトブレイク〜, Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak

ひぐらしのなく頃に拡〜アウトブレイク〜

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The story is set in the same Hinamizawa village of the previous stories. The village has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus in 1983, and Maebara Keiichi and Ryuuguu Rena deal with the outbreak.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Last updated

Jul 27, 2026, 02:21 PM

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Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

CourScore

56.6

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 23 hours ago

Top reasons

Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.0
Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~12,661 followers
IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~32,151 users

Runway

Unknown

Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.

Financial & Commercial61

Production Feasibility31

Audience Reception70

Strategic Priors49

Fandom Engagement94

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Last analysedJul 27, 2026, 02:21 PM

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Renewal FAQ

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak getting a new season?: According to Courcast's latest analysis, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak has a 57% 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 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak be renewed?: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak currently scores 57 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 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak's renewal probability?: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak's CourScore is 57 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
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	7,480	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	20,475	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	72.1	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	0	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	6	Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	18,554	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.77	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	chapters total	GLOBAL	16	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	52,678	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	0	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,721	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	0	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	20,721	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	volumes total	GLOBAL	4	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatch	jp platform count	JP	2	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	0.28	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	155	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6.15	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	68	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	23	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	75,824	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	1,442	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	70.21	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	19,115	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	5,411	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM

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