Gegege no Kitarou (2018): Medama Oyaji no April Fools', Gegege no Kitarou (2018) x Fuji TV, ゲゲゲの鬼太郎(2018) 目玉おやじのエイプリルフール, Medama Oyaji no April Fools', 目玉おやじのエイプリルフール
An April Fools' Day prank between Gegege no Kitarou (2018) and Fuji TV. It shows Medama Oyaji playing around with the Fuji TV mascot, since both the anime and these prank shorts aired on that TV channel. Toei Animation posted a compilation of all 3 shorts on their official YouTube channel.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
13.4
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: Medium • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic streaming rank (d'Anime/ABEMA) - Ranked #58 on domestic JP streaming platforms
- Titles like this rarely return - 8 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 53.4
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Medama Oyaji no April Fools' renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Medama Oyaji no April Fools' getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Medama Oyaji no April Fools' has a 13/100 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 Medama Oyaji no April Fools' be renewed?
- Medama Oyaji no April Fools' currently scores 13 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 Medama Oyaji no April Fools''s renewal probability?
- Medama Oyaji no April Fools''s CourScore is 13 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.
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 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 171 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 262 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,771 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 58 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 115 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 117 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 476 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,053 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 366 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 4,761 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 87 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.21 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 295 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 50.7 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 68 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 21 | Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |