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Honda Shigeharu is a Major League batter on the rise. His son Gorou is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Hoshino Momoko is Gorou's schoolteacher and the first woman Shigeharu has been interested in since the death of Gorou's mother. The destinies of these three individuals will become intertwined as father and son experience both heartbreak and triumph on the baseball diamond. But when an unspeakable tragedy visits the family, it will take everything they have to pick up the pieces and reclaim their dreams.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:14 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2006, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Major S1
2004ViewingConfirmedMAJOR SECOND Season 2
Major 2nd Season 2
2020(×﹏×)MAJOR 2nd
Major 2nd
2018ConfirmedMajor: World Series
2012(×﹏×)Major: Message
2011ConfirmedMajor S6
2010ConfirmedMajor S5
2009ConfirmedMajor S4
2008ConfirmedMajor: Yuujou no Ikkyuu
2008ConfirmedMajor S3
2007ConfirmedMajor S2
2006Confirmed
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
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 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:14 AM
Next scheduled8 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Major S1 renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Major S1 getting a new season?
- Yes - Major S1 has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Major S1 be renewed?
- Major S1 has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Major S1's renewal probability?
- Major S1's CourScore is 100 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 | 80 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 510 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 23,288 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 110 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,346 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 5,478 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 84 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 9, 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 |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 103 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8,856 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 892 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.83 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 747 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 71,044 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 109,044 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 29,360 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.15 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,291 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 4,272 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 7,100 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -22.83 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.43 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 122 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 7 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 6,218 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 266 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.63 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 9,622 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 82.1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 83 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 36.85 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 23 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 48 | Oct 26, 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 | 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 |