Aliases
Light of the River, River's Light, Kawa no Hikari, 川の光
S1SUMMER 2009SPECIAL
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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
30.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 64.6
- Key staff availability - Director Hiroaki Edamitsu has no other concurrent active productions
- MAL community size - 1,845 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneSource material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 30% until confirmed evidence lands.
Financial & Commercial26
Production Feasibility28
Audience Reception59
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement63
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 04:34 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Kawa no Hikari renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kawa no Hikari getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kawa no Hikari has a 30% 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 Kawa no Hikari be renewed?
- Kawa no Hikari currently scores 30 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 Kawa no Hikari's renewal probability?
- Kawa no Hikari's CourScore is 30 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 | 59 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 586 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.5 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 23 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,223 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 16 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 219 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,880 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.53 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 9 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 910 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,965 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 854 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 21,225 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 88 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.29 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 221 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 38 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 8,697 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.37 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 341 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.8 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.54 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 3 | Sep 5, 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 |