Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special, 星新一ショートショート, Hoshi Shinichi Short Short Special
A special that features six stories - four animated, and two live-action. The four animated stories and their animators are "Muryō no Denwaki" ("Free Phone") by Pantagraph, "Atarashii Asobi" by Tayuta Mikage, "Kōtta Jikan" by Tetsuro Kodama, and "Gogo no Kyōryū" by Takashi Katō. The two live-action stories are "My Kokka" ("My Nation") and "Kofū na Ai."
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
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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
9.1
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 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Reddit discussion momentum - 15 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Titles like this rarely return - 16 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 0.0
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
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Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special has a 9/100 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 Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special be renewed?
- Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special currently scores 9 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 Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special's renewal probability?
- Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special's CourScore is 9 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 | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 116 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,371 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 58 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 399 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 160 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 411 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 54 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 171 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 34 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,957 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 233 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 99 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 59 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 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 | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |