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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
Jul 28, 2026, 08:02 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
39.3
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Key staff availability - Director Manabu Nakamura has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 52.5
- MAL community size - 2,654 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial33
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors20
Fandom Engagement66
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 08:02 AM
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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 39% 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 39 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 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.06 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 51.7 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 232 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 972 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,450 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,027 | Jun 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | Jun 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.77 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |