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The five members of the Cultural Research Club - Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki - encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch bodies without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into disarray.
At first the five students find some amusement amidst the confusion, but this unwarranted connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts. As their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change...
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
At first the five students find some amusement amidst the confusion, but this unwarranted connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts. As their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change...
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026, 05:03 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2012, 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 yesterday
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 10, 2026, 05:03 PM
Next scheduledyesterday
Renewal FAQ
Kokoro Connect renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kokoro Connect getting a new season?
- Yes - Kokoro Connect has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Kokoro Connect be renewed?
- Kokoro Connect 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 Kokoro Connect's renewal probability?
- Kokoro Connect'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 | 75 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,401 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 189,963 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.64 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 198 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,651 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 783 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 60,769 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,343 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.99 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 91 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 551,555 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 896,636 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 257,007 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 12,895 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 11 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 40,554 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 2,600 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 1,200,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 9,400 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -18.97 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 32 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 34 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 475,888 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 80,701 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 6,492,195 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 39 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 34 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.57 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 82,246 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.2 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.51 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 93 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 129 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 4,938 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 2,685 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 362,425 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |