Aliases
Maarui Kanojo to Zannen na Kareshi, Chubby Girlfriend ＆ Pity Boyfriend, まぁるい彼女と残念な彼氏, Default, Japanese
S243SUMMER 2024TV_SHORT
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Chubby Girlfriend ＆ Pity Boyfriend
Maarui Kanojo to Zannen na Kareshi
The romantic comedy follows Mariko, a plus-sized nurse who loves to eat. Having no love experience, she thinks her life is devoid of love, until she meets a handsome man named Nagi at a group date that she is invited to. Nagi then asks her out on a date.
(Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
(Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 11:02 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
37.1
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 4 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 58.9
- Time since finale - ~21 months since estimated air window ended
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (AnimationID, Imageworks Studio) historically renew 8% of productions
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial31
Production Feasibility49
Audience Reception59
Strategic Priors18
Fandom Engagement0
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CourScore over time
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.38 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 269 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,792 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 205 | 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 |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 616 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.43 | May 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 633 | May 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | May 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,261 | May 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 45 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.5 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 5 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.48 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |