Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi, 一番近くて遠い星, The Nearest Distant Star, A Star So Close and Distant
This story is set in the same world as loundraw's first Movie, Summer Ghost, and depicts Kaori, a young student from the Astronomy Club, learning with Z-KAI and trying to pass the entrance exams to her school of choice.
Note: There exist two versions of this ONA, a 1 minute long version published 19 Feb 2021, and a full version published Aug 24 2021.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 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
17.7
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
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 423,380 views
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 63.7
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~1,194 followers
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
Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi has a 18/100 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 Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi be renewed?
- Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi currently scores 18 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 Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi's renewal probability?
- Ichiban Chikakute Tooi Hoshi's CourScore is 18 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,643 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 137 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,222 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 10, 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 | 27 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,174 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,422 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 975 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 53 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 145 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 824 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.63 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,761 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 19,606 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 423,380 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |