Is KOF XV: Special Animated Short getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, KOF XV: Special Animated Short has a 52% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/kof-xv-special-animated-short-winter-2022 for the full breakdown.

Will KOF XV: Special Animated Short be renewed?

KOF XV: Special Animated Short currently has a 52% 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 KOF XV: Special Animated Short's renewal probability?

KOF XV: Special Animated Short's CourScore is 52% 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/kof-xv-special-animated-short-winter-2022.

Aliases

King of Fighters XV Special Animated Short, The King of Fighters XV, KOF XV: Special Animated Short, KOF XV スペシャルショートアニメーション, KOF XV, ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ XV

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KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT

KOF XV: Special Animated Short

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World-renown animator Masami Oobari directs a special KOF XV animated short using his unique and iconic style. Check out your favorite KOF XV characters kicking butt in this awesome animated video!

(Source: YouTube video description, edited)

Last updated

Aug 30, 2026, 11:11 PM

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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.

CourScore

52.4

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

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

Top reasons

Studio bandwidth - Studio G-1Neo has no other concurrent active productions
Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 734,097 views
Crunchyroll Like Index - 3,340 likes / 3,356 reactions on recent episodes

Runway

Unknown

Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.

Financial & Commercial47

Production Feasibility63

Audience Reception71

Strategic Priors33

Fandom Engagement27

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 11:11 PM

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Renewal FAQ

KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT renewal questions

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

Is KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT getting a new season?: According to Courcast's latest analysis, KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT has a 52% 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 KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT be renewed?: KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT currently scores 52 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 KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT's renewal probability?: KOF XV: SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT's CourScore is 52 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	62	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	6	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	785	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	12	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	16	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	3,351	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	39	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	61	Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	1	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	83	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	928	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	1,712	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	544	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	140	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6.45	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	451	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	6	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	21	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	458	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	21	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	21	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.35	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	269	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	65.3	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	154	Sep 5, 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	trailer likes	GLOBAL	35,522	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	734,823	Sep 6, 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

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