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The film covered a residential area with superb view of both ocean and mountain. From that day this town became dark as pitch. Hidden in this darkness were lights in the town, my way home, my mother, and my expected baby in my belly. This animation depicts the truth hiding behind the facts.
Graduate Work 2012 from Keiko Shiraishi, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Graduate Work 2012 from Keiko Shiraishi, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 01:55 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
47.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Geidai Animation has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 198,743 likes / 200,721 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Keiko Shiraishi has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Anime original
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.
Financial & Commercial46
Production Feasibility80
Audience Reception47
Strategic Priors11
Fandom Engagement11
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 01:55 PM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Hide-and-seek renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hide-and-seek getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Hide-and-seek has a 48% 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 Hide-and-seek be renewed?
- Hide-and-seek currently scores 48 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 Hide-and-seek's renewal probability?
- Hide-and-seek's CourScore is 48 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.
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 | 49 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 215 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,987 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 199,555 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 11 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,782 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,051 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.32 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 273 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 471 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 157 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.73 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 386 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 19 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 161 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,541 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.53 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.6 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 28 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,556 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |