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For friendship it is the most important to be cooperative.
1st year work 2015 by Iku Ogawa, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
1st year work 2015 by Iku Ogawa, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
14.1
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 14 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 129,979 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 53.7
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 12,897 views
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 & Commercial21
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception55
Strategic Priors11
Fandom Engagement40
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
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Renewal FAQ
I Wanna Be Your Friend renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is I Wanna Be Your Friend getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, I Wanna Be Your Friend has a 14/100 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 Wanna Be Your Friend be renewed?
- I Wanna Be Your Friend currently scores 14 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 Wanna Be Your Friend's renewal probability?
- I Wanna Be Your Friend's CourScore is 14 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.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 196 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 829 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 278,883 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 54 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 344 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 521 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 112 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 26 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | 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 |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 526 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,443 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 129,979 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 224 | Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 235 | Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.68 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 109 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 443 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 12,897 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |