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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
Aug 31, 2026, 03:10 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
45.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Trans Arts has no other concurrent active productions
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 27,180,711 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Key staff availability - Director Hidetoshi Oomori has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial38
Production Feasibility53
Audience Reception72
Strategic Priors25
Fandom Engagement27
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:10 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 46% renewal probability. 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 46 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Megumi's renewal probability?
- Megumi's CourScore is 46 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-updated probability 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 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 714 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.74 | Aug 29, 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 | 74 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 38 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 933 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,237 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.72 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,168 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,524 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,131 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 193 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 102 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 711,196 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 269,597 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 27,186,834 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 460 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.2 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 62 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 44 | Sep 6, 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 |