Aliases
Now, The Pair's Paths, Now, The Pair's Paths, Ima, Futari no Michi, 今、ふたりの道
WINTER 2015SPECIAL
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The purpose of the short is to thank people for help during the prefecture's reconstruction efforts and prevent victims' memories of the 2011 disaster from fading away.
The anime's story focuses on a pair of 16-year-old high school students who experience the Tohoku disaster and grow in the aftermath. Jun Agatsuma's father is a doctor, and she worries about the future. Kunpei Satou's father is a fisherman, and it was decided that the boy will succeed his father in the job. The pair's lives are suddenly disrupted when the 2011 earthquake and tsunami hit their area. The two determine their futures as Miyagi Prefecture recovers in the wake of the disaster.
Three people connected to Miyagi Prefecture were chosen to voice the short's characters.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
10.4
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: Medium • Updated 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 35,422,395 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 11 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
- Time since finale - ~141 months since estimated air window ended
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial17
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception33
Strategic Priors19
Fandom Engagement42
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 12 hours
Renewal FAQ
Ima, Futari no Michi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Ima, Futari no Michi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Ima, Futari no Michi has a 10/100 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 Ima, Futari no Michi be renewed?
- Ima, Futari no Michi currently scores 10 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 Ima, Futari no Michi's renewal probability?
- Ima, Futari no Michi's CourScore is 10 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 | 48 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 353 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| animate | merch rank | JP | 12 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 66 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,061 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 79 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 149 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,742 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.08 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 466 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 918 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 319 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.16 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 784 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 318,908 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 469,994 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 35,422,395 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 329 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 164 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.38 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 268 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.2 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 28 | Oct 27, 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 |