Hitsuyōna Sonzai ni Naritakatta na., I wanted to be wanted., 必要な存在になりたかったな。, Hitsuyouna Sonzai ni Naritakatta na.
Graduate Work 2022, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
23.4
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: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 78.8
- Reddit discussion momentum - 42 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Titles like this rarely return - 4 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
I wanted to be wanted. renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is I wanted to be wanted. getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, I wanted to be wanted. has a 23/100 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 I wanted to be wanted. be renewed?
- I wanted to be wanted. currently scores 23 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 I wanted to be wanted.'s renewal probability?
- I wanted to be wanted.'s CourScore is 23 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 36 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 306 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 15,940 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 101 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 142 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.58 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 471 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,929 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 834 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.74 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 3,486 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.8 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 82 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,571 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |