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This short film was inspired by the story told in the prose written by Jia Pingwa to memorialize his father in 1989. Set on the North Shannxi Loess Plateau, the story tells about two boys trying to sell a pig, the only valuable property of the poor family, for food. However, things go wrong. The film was artistically designed to present the spectacular and broad scenery of the Loess Plateau as well as the simple life of the people.
This is a black humor about the difficult years in the northwest of China in 1970s.
(Source: Youtube, edited)
This is a black humor about the difficult years in the northwest of China in 1970s.
(Source: Youtube, edited)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise overview
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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
14.8
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 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- MAL community size - 706 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
- Titles like this rarely return - 14 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Favourite base strength - 1 cross-platform favourites
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial26
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception41
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement27
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Mai Zhu renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Mai Zhu getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Mai Zhu has a 15/100 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 Mai Zhu be renewed?
- Mai Zhu currently scores 15 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 Mai Zhu's renewal probability?
- Mai Zhu's CourScore is 15 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 | 43 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 245 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 3,300 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 261,768 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 12, 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 | member count | GLOBAL | 106 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 53 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 398 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 787 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 258 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.71 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,144 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 12 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 170 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.43 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 230 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.8 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |