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The primary schoolboy "Kuchao" is hated person in his class. Even if everyone fly balloons, only he doesn't part with his it. When he immediately begins to chew a bubble gum, he enter the imagination world after school. When his balloon becomes the face and begins to chew a bubble gum, it changes into various things. His imagination makes rapid progress more. Then, the bird approaches while flying and...
1st Year Work 2010, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
1st Year Work 2010, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 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
14.7
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 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 2,425,927 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 15,033 views
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 51.5
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 & Commercial27
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception60
Strategic Priors13
Fandom Engagement30
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 11 hours
Renewal FAQ
A Gum Boy renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is A Gum Boy getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, A Gum Boy 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 A Gum Boy be renewed?
- A Gum Boy 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 A Gum Boy's renewal probability?
- A Gum Boy'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 | 48 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 614 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 32 | Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,146 | Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 181 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,508 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.31 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,063 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,303 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 158 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 23 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.7 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 56,217 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 13,110 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,425,927 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.62 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 175 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 49.6 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 633 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 15,033 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |