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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 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
11.7
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: Medium • Updated 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- 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
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 52.1
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial31
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception20
Strategic Priors33
Fandom Engagement44
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 12 hours
Renewal FAQ
Darkness Boy Santa renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Darkness Boy Santa getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Darkness Boy Santa has a 12/100 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 Darkness Boy Santa be renewed?
- Darkness Boy Santa currently scores 12 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 Darkness Boy Santa's renewal probability?
- Darkness Boy Santa's CourScore is 12 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 | 49 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,050 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.77 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 221 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 673 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 469 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,531 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.14 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 16 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,464 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,220 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 980 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.58 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,965 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 233 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 38 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 16 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,979 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 55 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.4 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 554 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 51.7 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 51 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.67 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 147 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 43,591 | Oct 10, 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 |