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Mottainai
Aliases

Mottainai, もったいない, Mottainai (Special)

S1SUMMER 2015SPECIAL
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Mottainai

もったいない

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Joint campaign by NHK and Advertising Council Japan.

Last updated

Jul 28, 2026, 03:16 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

36.9

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% Signal freshness: Medium Updated 10 hours ago

Top reasons

  • Key staff availability - Director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya has no other concurrent active productions
  • MAL community size - 4,321 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
  • Favourite base strength - 1 cross-platform favourites
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 & Commercial27
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception42
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement70

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 03:16 AM
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Renewal FAQ

Mottainai renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is Mottainai getting a new season?
According to Courcast's latest analysis, Mottainai has a 37% 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 Mottainai be renewed?
Mottainai currently scores 37 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 Mottainai's renewal probability?
Mottainai's CourScore is 37 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.

SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
kitsurating rankGLOBAL9,373Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL594Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL64.45Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL1,168Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL1Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL0Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL58Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL0Jun 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 7dGLOBAL25Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 7dGLOBAL13,579Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL77Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL815Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
malcompletedGLOBAL3,429Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubechannel views totalGLOBAL260,870Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 30dGLOBAL13,579Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA69Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 30dGLOBAL25Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubesubscribers totalGLOBAL1,290Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM