Aliases
Kikaider 01: THE ANIMATION, キカイダー０１ THE ANIMATION, Default, Kikaider 01 The Animation, Japanese, English
S14FALL 2001OVA
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Kikaider 01: The Animation
Kikaider 01: THE ANIMATION
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
Jun 3, 2026, 10:27 PM
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CourScore
34.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 65.7
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Radix, Shaft, Bandai Entertainment…) historically renew 3% of productions
- Time since finale - ~298 months since estimated air window ended
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial39
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception66
Strategic Priors20
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 390 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,515 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.01 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,317 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,114 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 130 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | May 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.8 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,092 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 15 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.26 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |