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When four hardworking friends pair up to chase their dream of becoming professional stand-up comedians, they quickly find out that being funny is seriously difficult!
Join Fubuki, Mafuyu, Rin, Nayuta, and the rest of their hilarious pals as they overcome obstacles on the journey to achieving their ultimate goal: performing live at the Namba Grand Kagetsu!
(Source: Funimation)
Join Fubuki, Mafuyu, Rin, Nayuta, and the rest of their hilarious pals as they overcome obstacles on the journey to achieving their ultimate goal: performing live at the Namba Grand Kagetsu!
(Source: Funimation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 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
18.8
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
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (KADOKAWA, Kadokawa Shoten, AT-X…) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 22%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Committee collaboration history - Titles sharing at least two committee members: 24 of 80 have a catalogued successor (30%), compared with 14% across the catalogue
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 34 likes / 34 reactions on recent episodes
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 & Commercial52
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception25
Strategic Priors55
Fandom Engagement40
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Maesetsu! Opening Act renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Maesetsu! Opening Act getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Maesetsu! Opening Act has a 19/100 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 Maesetsu! Opening Act be renewed?
- Maesetsu! Opening Act currently scores 19 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 Maesetsu! Opening Act's renewal probability?
- Maesetsu! Opening Act's CourScore is 19 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 | 53 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 5,712 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.5 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 34 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 108 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 50 | 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 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 996 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,056 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.42 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,887 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 12,956 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,418 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 174 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,063 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 39,063 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 505 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 292,101 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,396 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.16 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,674 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.6 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 56 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.74 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 964 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 30,217 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |