Makoto, a young boy who befriends an enthusiastic, living ball of yarn named Gonjiro. Thanks to the properties of his wooly body, Gonjiro has the ability to "fit" and "transform", and he uses his powers to resolve all sorts of incidents. The series is described as "an unprecedented hairball comedy that will wind its way around your heart".
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 01:39 AM
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
37.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 766 likes / 792 reactions on recent episodes
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 31,397 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- MAL community size - 621 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Kedama no Gonjirou renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kedama no Gonjirou getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kedama no Gonjirou has a 38% 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 Kedama no Gonjirou be renewed?
- Kedama no Gonjirou currently scores 38 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 Kedama no Gonjirou's renewal probability?
- Kedama no Gonjirou's CourScore is 38 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 325 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 768 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 17 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 54 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 69 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 141 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 856 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 298 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 36 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 181 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2,518 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 65 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 31,404 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.03 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 265 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 50 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.09 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | May 26, 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 |