Thinking and Drawing: Nihon no Shinseiki Art Animation, Kaidan, 怪談, Ghost Story, Thinking and Drawing: Japanese Art Animation of the New Millennium
Iki mixes old and new technologies to create a film that evokes both the sights and sounds (hum of cicadas) of a hot Japanese summer. Black and white photographs of a Shinto shrine, summer landscape and an old Japanese-style house provide the backdrop and CGI technology adds the visual interest in the form of an unusual little girl and her ghostly frog companion. The ghost in this story is more a curiosity than something scary, and the use of a fish-eye lens and other distortions suggest both the sweltering humidity of summer and also imply that the frog is an imaginary creation of the young protagonist.
(Source: Midnight Eye)
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 07:59 AM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
44.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 648,221 likes / 653,303 reactions on recent episodes
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 18,542,677 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 55.0
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
Kaidan renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kaidan getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kaidan has a 45% renewal probability. 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 Kaidan be renewed?
- Kaidan currently scores 45 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Kaidan's renewal probability?
- Kaidan's CourScore is 45 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-updated probability out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 452 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 18,542,677 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.33 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 41 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5,082 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 160,074 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 63 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 137 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 548 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 326 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 49.6 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 42 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 41 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 95 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 60 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 712 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.28 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 648,221 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 637,070 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,748 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,150 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 40 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 13,103 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 41.77 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 186 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.84 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,891 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |