Aliases
Kyoshin to Hyouka no Shiro, 巨神と氷華の城, The Giant Gods and the Ice Flower Castle, Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice
S1SUMMER 2020ONA
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The story is set in Nagasaki prefecture in Minami Shimabara city, the fabled origin of the Shimabara Rebellion that sent shockwaves through all of Japan in the early Edo period. It is also where a third-year junior high school student named Shirou spends his days with his school friends.
One summer day, Shirou's older childhood friend Akane returns to Minami Shimabara from Tokyo. Shirou and Akane take a stroll around Minami Shimabara with another longtime friend, Tokiya. While these friends are dealing with nostalgia and more complex feelings, a mysterious creature named Goron suddenly appears before them. This encounter with a mere little creature causes great events to unfold once more in this city...
(Source: Anime News Network)
One summer day, Shirou's older childhood friend Akane returns to Minami Shimabara from Tokyo. Shirou and Akane take a stroll around Minami Shimabara with another longtime friend, Tokiya. While these friends are dealing with nostalgia and more complex feelings, a mysterious creature named Goron suddenly appears before them. This encounter with a mere little creature causes great events to unfold once more in this city...
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
14.3
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Titles like this rarely return - 6 years with no new entry: of short series (first entries) in that position, 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 47.3
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 42,162 views
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 & Commercial33
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception16
Strategic Priors32
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice has a 14/100 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 Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice be renewed?
- Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice currently scores 14 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 Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice's renewal probability?
- Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice's CourScore is 14 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 | 54 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,603 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 59 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,657 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 32 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 275 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,710 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.44 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,861 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,988 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,617 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 296 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 13 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,325 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.18 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 889 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.07 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 562 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 42,162 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |