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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 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
18.0
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 15 hours ago
Top reasons
- Reddit discussion momentum - 102 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Encourage Films) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 17%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 8 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial38
Production Feasibility25
Audience Reception48
Strategic Priors43
Fandom Engagement67
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 9 hours
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 18/100 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 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 18 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 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 18 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 | 59 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 9,089 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.24 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 213 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 83 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 68 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,538 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,652 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.51 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 11,239 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 33,587 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 12,703 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,333 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 35,107 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,162 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 686,780 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 8,589 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 102 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 16,992 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 102 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 102 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,123 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.16 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 130,762 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -1,064 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 588 | Oct 9, 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 | 2,132 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 201,309 | Oct 23, 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 |