Is Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. has a 55% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/kobato-special-hajimete-no-kobato-winter-2010 for the full breakdown.

Will Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. be renewed?

Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. currently has a 55% renewal probability on Courcast. Signals driving this score include online discussion volume, sequel history in the franchise, and platform engagement data - all updated daily.

What is Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato.'s renewal probability?

Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato.'s CourScore is 55% 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 probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/kobato-special-hajimete-no-kobato-winter-2010.

Aliases

Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato., こばと。はじめてのこばと。, Kobato.: Hajimete no Kobato.

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Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato.

こばと。はじめてのこばと。

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Mini Flash anime from the limited-edition DVDs volumes (episodes 1-6) and Blu-ray Box (episodes 1-8, of which 7 and 8 were new additions to the Blu-ray box).

Last updated

Aug 30, 2026, 02:38 PM

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Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

CourScore

54.9

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago

Top reasons

Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
Crunchyroll Like Index - 23,640 likes / 23,774 reactions on recent episodes
Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.3

Runway

Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.

Financial & Commercial50

Production Feasibility48

Audience Reception70

Strategic Priors42

Fandom Engagement77

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Renewal FAQ

Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. getting a new season?: According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. has a 55% renewal probability. 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 Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. be renewed?: Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato. currently scores 55 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
What is Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato.'s renewal probability?: Kobato. Special: Hajimete no Kobato.'s CourScore is 55 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.

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Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	64	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	9	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	2,431	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	43	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	135	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	23,745	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	745	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	76	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	0	Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	3	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	1,092	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	7,444	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	67.45	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	5,881	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	10,928	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	4,143	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	396	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	source status code	GLOBAL	2	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	0	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.58	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	1,088	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	68.2	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	4.03	Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	3	Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	13	May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	36,144,520	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	42,100	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM

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