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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
Aug 31, 2026, 01:32 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
37.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 670 likes / 692 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Manabu Nakamura has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~919 followers
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial40
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception49
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement17
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:32 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 37% 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 Darkness Boy Santa be renewed?
- Darkness Boy Santa currently scores 37 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 Darkness Boy Santa's renewal probability?
- Darkness Boy Santa's CourScore is 37 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 | 49 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,043 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.77 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 221 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 22 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 670 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 468 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,486 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.14 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 16 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,460 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,210 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 975 | Aug 29, 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 | 232 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 38 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 16 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,978 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 32 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 38 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 550 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 51.7 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.13 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 29, 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 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 43,522 | Aug 29, 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 |