Aliases
Kikaider 01: THE ANIMATION, キカイダー０１ THE ANIMATION, Kikaider 01 The Animation
FALL 2001OVA
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
Ever since the fall of the DARK organization, Jiro has been wandering everywhere and wondering if he would ever see Mitsuko again or not. During his journey Jiro meets a beautiful girl named Rieko who is protecting Akira, a little boy from the evil Professor Gill. Ironicly, he's the son of Professor Gill, but he is also the key to Gill’s menacing secret weapon and his plans to conquer the world.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2003, 12:00 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.
Confirmed
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: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduled9 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Kikaider 01: The Animation renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kikaider 01: The Animation getting a new season?
- Yes - Kikaider 01: The Animation has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Kikaider 01: The Animation be renewed?
- Kikaider 01: The Animation has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Kikaider 01: The Animation's renewal probability?
- Kikaider 01: The Animation's CourScore is 100 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,142 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,031 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 396 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,768 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.05 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,180 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,671 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,147 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.09 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 11,620 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 141 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 363 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 473 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 69,108 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 532 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 164 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.21 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 168 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.2 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.77 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 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 |