Is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira has a 20/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-kira-summer-2011 for the full breakdown.

Will Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira be renewed?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira currently has a 20/100 renewal signal score 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 Kira's renewal probability?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira's CourScore is 20/100 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-kira-summer-2011.

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When They Cry Kira, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira, ひぐらしのなく頃に煌, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni OVA 2, When They Cry Glitter, Higurashi: When They Cry – Kira, Higurashi: When They Cry: Kira

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira

ひぐらしのなく頃に煌

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With things such as story out of the way, Higurashi cranks up the fanservice with Kira, a new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary, featuring nail-biting situations such as Rika and Satoko becoming magical girls to battle evil magic crime syndicates with the help of their trusty squad of cheerleaders, among other things.

The excitement may be too much to handle. Do you dare step inside the... "different" world of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira?

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026, 06:15 AM

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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

19.6

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: Medium • Updated 9 hours ago

Top reasons

Favourite base strength - 204 cross-platform favourites
Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~17,749 followers
IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~38,046 users

Runway

Feasibility warning

None

The recorded adaptation appears close to the available source. Films or original continuations may still be possible.

Financial & Commercial41

Production Feasibility24

Audience Reception51

Strategic Priors57

Fandom Engagement65

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Renewal FAQ

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira renewal questions

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

Is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira getting a new season?: According to Courcast's latest analysis, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira has a 20/100 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 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira be renewed?: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira currently scores 20 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 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira's renewal probability?: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira's CourScore is 20 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.

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Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	62	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	204	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	21,704	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
ann	rating	GLOBAL	6.22	Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	39	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	99	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	2,287	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
danime	viewership rank	JP	80	Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	1,335	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	72	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	100	Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatch	jp platform count	JP	2	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	20	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	7,961	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	11,338	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	61.5	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	15	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	63,482	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	92,418	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	21,517	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	rating	GLOBAL	7.38	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source members	GLOBAL	3,157	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	volumes total	GLOBAL	4	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	2,787	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	chapters total	GLOBAL	7	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	volumes total	GLOBAL	1	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6.15	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	entry likes	GLOBAL	32	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	figures total	GLOBAL	1	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	goods total	GLOBAL	8	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	media total	GLOBAL	24	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch added 30d	GLOBAL	0	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch total	GLOBAL	33	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	42,266	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	17,583	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	1,833,689	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.79	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	17,274	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	65.6	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	63	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	34.1	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	243	Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	2	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	0	Jun 29, 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 30d	GLOBAL	20,721	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,721	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM

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