Aliases
Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari, ひかり ~刈谷をつなぐ物語~, Default, Synonym, Hikari: A Story Connected with Kariya, Japanese
S162SPRING 2016SPECIAL
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Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari
ひかり ~刈谷をつなぐ物語~
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
Jun 3, 2026, 11:27 PM
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26.4
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 2 hours ago
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- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 52.1
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (ZEXCS) historically renew 0% of productions
- Favourite base strength - 1 cross-platform favourites
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Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial25
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors10
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 121 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 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 |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 79 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 326 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 570 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.2 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 474 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 48 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.32 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.75 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |