Aliases
K-pop Star, K팝스타, Kyoto Animation CM: Hoshi-hen, Kyoto Animation: Hoshi-hen, Star, 京都アニメーションCM「星編」, Twinkling Stars, Star Akademi
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Part of this franchise
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
18.2
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 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- BD/DVD sales per volume (MangaCodex) - This season's discs averaged 10,800 copies per volume
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Kyoto Animation, Lantis, Animation Do) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 27%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- 5channel discussion volume - 879 posts on the most active matching 5ch thread
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 & Commercial31
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception55
Strategic Priors39
Fandom Engagement69
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Star renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Star getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Star has a 18/100 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 Star be renewed?
- Star currently scores 18 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 Star's renewal probability?
- Star's CourScore is 18 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 | 55 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,769 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| animate | merch rank | JP | 5 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 9 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 73 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,485 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 231,634 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 53 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 28 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 60 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 879 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 38 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,066 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.35 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,314 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,158 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 635 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.95 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,196 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 10,800 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.17 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 14 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 21 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,185 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon manga | oricon manga rank | JP | 5 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon manga | oricon manga weeks | JP | 1 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 342 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 791 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.83 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,000 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 11.9 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 2,741 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 74,221 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1,219 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |