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This is a story about Jim, an apprentice magician, and Della, his wife, on Christmas Day. Della has her beautiful and long hair cut off and sells it in order to buy him a present that is a chain made for his gold watch. In the evening, Jim reaches home, but is stunned to see her look so different.
Graduate Work 2010, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Graduate Work 2010, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 03:04 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
44.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Geidai Animation has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 221,148 likes / 232,908 reactions on recent episodes
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 902,543 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
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 & Commercial37
Production Feasibility80
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors4
Fandom Engagement14
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:04 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
The Gift of the Magi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Gift of the Magi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Gift of the Magi 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 The Gift of the Magi be renewed?
- The Gift of the Magi 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 The Gift of the Magi's renewal probability?
- The Gift of the Magi'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.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 70 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 11,765 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 221,623 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,054 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 22 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.46 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,878 | 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 |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 18,894 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,124 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 903,095 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 809 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 462 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |