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Chick tells Mouse, "I love you." Mouse tells Duck, "I love you." Duck tells Rabbit... What happens when Rabbit can't quite get the words out? Animals share their joy and affection with full-body expression in this picture book perfect for reading aloud and with plenty of opportunities for hugs.
(Source: Kodansha)
Note: Exists in two versions, a 30-second commercial edition and a 2½ minute “Director’s Cut” edition
(Source: Kodansha)
Note: Exists in two versions, a 30-second commercial edition and a 2½ minute “Director’s Cut” edition
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 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
37.5
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
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Kodansha, Fanworks) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 28%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Reddit discussion momentum - 43 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 36,104 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial26
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception35
Strategic Priors40
Fandom Engagement65
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
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Renewal FAQ
I Just Wanted to Say… renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is I Just Wanted to Say… getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, I Just Wanted to Say… has a 37/100 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 I Just Wanted to Say… be renewed?
- I Just Wanted to Say… 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is I Just Wanted to Say…'s renewal probability?
- I Just Wanted to Say…'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 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 308 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 19,464 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,581 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,340 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.31 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 885 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 271 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 36,104 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 0.02 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,242 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 692 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.28 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 105 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 223 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,910 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |