Aliases
Water Spider Monmon, Mizugumo Monmon, Mon Mon the Water Spider, 水グモもんもん
S1 (Movie)WINTER 2006MOVIE
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A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka.
Mon Mon the water spider swims back and forth to the water surface every day to get bubbles of air. One day, Mon Mon meets a damsel water strider who is freely gliding on the water surface. Mon Mon falls in love. On lonely nights in the swamp, all he can think about is the water strider. Is there any chance that his love will be answered?
(Source: Ghibli Museum)
Mon Mon the water spider swims back and forth to the water surface every day to get bubbles of air. One day, Mon Mon meets a damsel water strider who is freely gliding on the water surface. Mon Mon falls in love. On lonely nights in the swamp, all he can think about is the water strider. Is there any chance that his love will be answered?
(Source: Ghibli Museum)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 01:11 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
44.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 5,016 likes / 5,040 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 63.3
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial45
Production Feasibility59
Audience Reception52
Strategic Priors22
Fandom Engagement18
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:11 PM
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Renewal FAQ
Mon Mon the Water Spider renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Mon Mon the Water Spider getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Mon Mon the Water Spider has a 45% 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 Mon Mon the Water Spider be renewed?
- Mon Mon the Water Spider currently scores 45 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 Mon Mon the Water Spider's renewal probability?
- Mon Mon the Water Spider's CourScore is 45 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 | 58 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,306 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.63 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,046 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 383 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,719 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.07 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 18 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,915 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,562 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,315 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 382 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 141 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 8 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 472 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 55 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 37 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.55 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,278 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.7 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | Aug 27, 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 |