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Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 when she was 13 years old. North Korea acknowledges abducting her and at least 12 other Japanese residents during the 1970s and the 1980s, but the country has not provided any conclusive evidence on her fate and most of the others.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 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
12.8
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: Medium • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 27,262,280 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 18 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 59.9
Runway
Low
Limited source material remains; the amount needed depends on the continuation's format and adaptation pace.
Financial & Commercial25
Production Feasibility31
Audience Reception39
Strategic Priors20
Fandom Engagement46
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 14 hours
Renewal FAQ
Megumi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Megumi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Megumi 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 Megumi be renewed?
- Megumi 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 Megumi's renewal probability?
- Megumi'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.
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 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 724 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.74 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 52 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,781 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.09 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 945 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,373 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.57 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,173 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,532 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,137 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 194 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 101 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 695,129 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 277,545 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 27,262,280 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 401 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 465 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.2 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 61 | Oct 12, 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 |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 35 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |