Aliases
I★CHU: Étoile Stage, I-chu: Étoile Stage, ICHU ไอจู หนทางสู่ไอดอล, I★CHU: HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL, I★CHU, アイ★チュウ HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL
S1WINTER 2021TV
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Youths aiming to become full-fledged idols enroll in the Étoile Vio School where the students are called IChu. But soon after they begin, Kuma Kocho gets them off to a rocky start with a single phrase...?! As they each work toward their individual goals, their activities as idols make the IChu begin to wonder... "What is an idol?" In their struggle to find an answer, the springtime of the IChu's lives is whittled out in glittering moments and flashes of brilliance. Their story begins now!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 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
21.7
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
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 472 likes / 475 reactions on recent episodes
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Twin Engine, Lay-duce, Half H.P Studio) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 20%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Merchandise catalogue breadth (MFC) - 888 merch items catalogued (3 figures)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial55
Production Feasibility28
Audience Reception43
Strategic Priors50
Fandom Engagement39
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
I★CHU renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is I★CHU getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, I★CHU has a 22/100 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★CHU be renewed?
- I★CHU currently scores 22 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★CHU's renewal probability?
- I★CHU's CourScore is 22 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 | 62 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 75 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 6,299 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.2 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 472 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 220 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 925 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,718 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.11 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 5,964 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 18,615 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 7,857 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.97 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 24,778 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,164 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 45 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 842 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 888 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2,682 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,011 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 111,561 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.17 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,075 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.9 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 10.44 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 24,179 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -46 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,013 | Oct 13, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 878 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 23,706 | Oct 27, 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 |