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In today's world full of wondrous technological innovation, the unnatural and mysterious sometimes appear even more horrifying than usual. But despite how far society has advanced, the fear of the unknown always remains. The unfortunate participants in Kowabon find themselves in such a predicament, experiencing the supernatural through their everyday technology. From a frightening sight caught on a parking garage camera to a video chat that takes an unexpected turn, the victims struggle to escape that which haunts them. However, what awaits these doomed souls may be a fate even worse than death.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 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: Medium • Updated 14 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 422 likes / 445 reactions on recent episodes
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (ILCA) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 15%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 11 years with no new entry: of short series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial52
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception21
Strategic Priors41
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 10 hours
Renewal FAQ
KOWABON renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is KOWABON getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, KOWABON 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 KOWABON be renewed?
- KOWABON 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 KOWABON's renewal probability?
- KOWABON'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 | 47 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 8,699 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.46 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 23 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 422 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 45 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 54 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 4,216 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 13,050 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 50.93 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 15,850 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 35,880 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 12,394 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,030 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 4 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 588 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.42 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 5,452 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.2 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.47 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 217 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 86,177 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |