Aliases
Kujira-tori, The Whale Hunt, くじらとり, Kujiratori, Kujira Tori
S1 (Movie)FALL 2001MOVIE
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. This animated short film is based on a story piece included in a longtime classic and awards-winning children's book "Iya Iya En" by Rieko Nakagawa.
Shigeru is a little boy who goes to the Tulip Nursery School. One morning at school, Shigeru sees the boys a year older building a ship with blocks. He wants to join in too. The completed ship is named the Elephant and Lion. Soon, the children realize the surroundings have transformed into a sea, and even fishes are swimming. The boys load fishing rods and ropes onto the Elephant and Lion, and set out on a whale hunt.
(Source: Ghibli Museum, edited)
Shigeru is a little boy who goes to the Tulip Nursery School. One morning at school, Shigeru sees the boys a year older building a ship with blocks. He wants to join in too. The completed ship is named the Elephant and Lion. Soon, the children realize the surroundings have transformed into a sea, and even fishes are swimming. The boys load fishing rods and ropes onto the Elephant and Lion, and set out on a whale hunt.
(Source: Ghibli Museum, edited)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 02:01 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.
CourScore
48.1
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 2,565 likes / 2,633 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Hayao Miyazaki has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial41
Production Feasibility59
Audience Reception61
Strategic Priors21
Fandom Engagement51
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:01 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
The Whale Hunt renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Whale Hunt getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Whale Hunt has a 48% 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 The Whale Hunt be renewed?
- The Whale Hunt currently scores 48 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 The Whale Hunt's renewal probability?
- The Whale Hunt's CourScore is 48 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 | 54 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,179 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 20 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 68 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,577 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 39 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 367 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,164 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.83 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 109 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 982 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,655 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,202 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.45 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 5,422 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 162 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.06 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.05 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 621 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 57 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.43 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 7 | Sep 7, 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 | 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 |