Aliases
Kuro no Sumika, -Chronus-, Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, 2014 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2014, Kuro no Sumika -Chronus-, 黒の栖 -Chronus-, Kuro no Su: Chronus, Kuro no Sumika: Chronus
WINTER 2014MOVIE
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Makoto Nakazono is a high school student with a small dark secret. Since he was little, he has had the mysterious power to see "black entities" that steal souls.
One day, he is suddenly interrogated by one of the "black entities," Akira Seno: "Will you get in our way?"
But Makoto replies with an air of resignation, "There's nothing I can do anyway, so I won't."
At that moment, Makoto didn't notice the threatening shadow approaching his childhood friend Hazuki…
(Source: Anime News Network)
One of the four 2014 Anime Mirai (Young Animator Training Project) films funded by the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators.
One day, he is suddenly interrogated by one of the "black entities," Akira Seno: "Will you get in our way?"
But Makoto replies with an air of resignation, "There's nothing I can do anyway, so I won't."
At that moment, Makoto didn't notice the threatening shadow approaching his childhood friend Hazuki…
(Source: Anime News Network)
One of the four 2014 Anime Mirai (Young Animator Training Project) films funded by the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 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
16.1
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: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cohort rating percentile - 50th percentile within season cohort
- Titles like this rarely return - 12 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio 4°C) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 2%, below the catalogue average of 14%
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial50
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception44
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- has a 16/100 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 Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- be renewed?
- Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- currently scores 16 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 Kuro no Sumika -Chronus-'s renewal probability?
- Kuro no Sumika -Chronus-'s CourScore is 16 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 | 63 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 5,555 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 48 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,434 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,542 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,311 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.66 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 12,757 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 20,383 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 6,846 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 125 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 446 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.58 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 54 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 35 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 7,636 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.5 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 5,204 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.6 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 67 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.71 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |