Note: The short film was later incorporated as the first part of the 2017 film JUNK HEAD.
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
16.7
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 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 64.1
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 36,552 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- MAL community size - 614 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
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
JUNK HEAD 1 renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is JUNK HEAD 1 getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, JUNK HEAD 1 has a 17/100 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 JUNK HEAD 1 be renewed?
- JUNK HEAD 1 currently scores 17 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 JUNK HEAD 1's renewal probability?
- JUNK HEAD 1's CourScore is 17 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 | 54 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 341 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 607 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 22,619 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 34 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 353 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 673 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 229 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 32 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 513 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 229 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 36,552 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 237 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,506 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.46 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 241 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.8 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 74 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |