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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
11.3
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 904,274 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 16 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Geidai Animation) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 0%, below the catalogue average of 14%
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 & Commercial18
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors2
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
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 11/100 renewal signal score. 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 11 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is The Gift of the Magi's renewal probability?
- The Gift of the Magi's CourScore is 11 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 signal score 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 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 11,765 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 222,083 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,092 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 27 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.46 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,915 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.29 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 18,921 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,136 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 904,274 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 840 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 496 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |