Aliases
Kurayami Santa, Darkness Boy Santa, 暗闇三太, Default, Japanese
S153SUMMER 2015TV_SHORT
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Darkness Boy Santa
Kurayami Santa
Kurayami Santa is set in 1960s Kyushu. The show centers around Santa, a familiar from hell who is charged with maintaining the border between hell and the human world. Santa's mission has him crossing paths with many humans and supernatural creatures.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 10:39 PM
Franchise overview
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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
29.3
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 10 minutes ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 52.5
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~485 followers
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (ILCA) historically renew 0% of productions
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial33
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors12
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJun 3, 2026, 10:39 PM
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Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 466 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,065 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.31 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,018 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,449 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 231 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 51.7 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 972 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.76 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |