Aliases
Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari, ひかり ~刈谷をつなぐ物語~, Hikari: A Story Connected with Kariya
S1SPRING 2016SPECIAL
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A short produced by the Kariya City Tourist Association of Aichi Prefecture to promote tourism. It tells the story of a high school ekiden (long-distance road relay running) club and its efforts to prepare for the ward tournament. Since the story takes place in Kariya, viewers will get an idea of the city through the backgrounds.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 01:55 AM
Franchise overview
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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
44.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 7,762 likes / 7,824 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 65.0
- Key staff availability - Director Tomomi Kamiya has no other concurrent active productions
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 & Commercial43
Production Feasibility49
Audience Reception65
Strategic Priors26
Fandom Engagement15
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:55 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari has a 45% 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 Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari be renewed?
- Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari currently scores 45 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 Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari's renewal probability?
- Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari's CourScore is 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 497 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 15 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 62 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 7,762 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,047 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 124 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,903 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.81 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 576 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,083 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 328 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 79 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.44 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 101 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.18 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 199 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.2 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 60 | Aug 30, 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 | 12 | Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 667,301 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 2,770 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |