Aliases
Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2010, PROJECT A, Kizuna Ichigeki, キズナ 一撃, 2010 Young Animator Training Project
WINTER 2011MOVIE
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Kizuna Todoroki is a young girl who fights using the teachings of the Wadachi Ju-ken school. After winning a big tournament, the day still isn't over for the Kizuna's family.
Kizuna's family are visited by a woman journalist for an interview but are interrupted by a new group of challengers.
The Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan invested 214 million yen ($2.26 million) in "Young Animator Training Project" and entrusted the execution of the project to Japan Animation Creators Association (JaniCA). JaniCA will produce four original anime (23 min long with OP and ED sequences) in cooperation with four production studios. Kizuna Ichigeki is one of these four projects.
Kizuna's family are visited by a woman journalist for an interview but are interrupted by a new group of challengers.
The Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan invested 214 million yen ($2.26 million) in "Young Animator Training Project" and entrusted the execution of the project to Japan Animation Creators Association (JaniCA). JaniCA will produce four original anime (23 min long with OP and ED sequences) in cooperation with four production studios. Kizuna Ichigeki is one of these four projects.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 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
15.3
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: High • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Reddit discussion momentum - 10 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Ascension) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 19%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 64th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial36
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception48
Strategic Priors40
Fandom Engagement64
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Kizuna Ichigeki renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kizuna Ichigeki getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kizuna Ichigeki has a 15/100 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 Kizuna Ichigeki be renewed?
- Kizuna Ichigeki currently scores 15 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 Kizuna Ichigeki's renewal probability?
- Kizuna Ichigeki's CourScore is 15 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 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,046 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.88 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 394 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 452 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 38,128 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 841 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.01 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,746 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 6,686 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,618 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.23 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 4,598 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 162 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.22 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 151 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 16 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 9,550 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 669 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,254 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.56 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 646 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.44 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 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 |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 18 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |