Aliases
Kikaider 01: THE ANIMATION, キカイダー０１ THE ANIMATION, Kikaider 01 The Animation
S11FALL 2001OVA
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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
Sep 11, 2026, 04:32 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 is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 17 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 analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:32 AM
Next scheduled16 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-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 | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 15 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,118 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 20, 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 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 395 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,742 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.05 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,171 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,653 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,141 | Sep 10, 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 | 140 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 363 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 473 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 68,987 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 562 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.21 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 164 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.92 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Jun 13, 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 |