Aliases
Merc Storia: Mukiryoku Shounen to Bin no Naka no Shoujo, Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle, メルクストーリア - 無気力少年と瓶の中の少女 -, Merc Storia: Mukiryoku no Shounen to Bin no Naka no Shoujo, メルクストーリア -無気力少年と瓶の中の少女-
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Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle
Merc Storia: Mukiryoku Shounen to Bin no Naka no Shoujo
The fantasy strategy role-playing game is set in a world where humans and monsters co-exist. In the main story, a boy apprentice "Yujutsushi", with the power to heal those who clash, embarks on a journey to restore the memories of his friend Merc, a girl trapped in a bottle.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 03:22 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
53.0
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 - Encourage Films has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~10,020 followers
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 686,612 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial51
Production Feasibility60
Audience Reception68
Strategic Priors32
Fandom Engagement37
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:22 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle has a 53% 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 Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle be renewed?
- Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle currently scores 53 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 Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle's renewal probability?
- Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle's CourScore is 53 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
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 59 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 78 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 9,003 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.24 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 210 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 83 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 68 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,533 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,611 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.51 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 11,217 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 33,542 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 12,688 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,334 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 35,107 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,164 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 686,649 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 8,978 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 101 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 23,761 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 101 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 101 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,098 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.9 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.31 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 131,826 | Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -452 | Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 526 | Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 34,495,156 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,940 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 2,133 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 201,107 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 1,103,924 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 1,103,924 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |