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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
Aug 31, 2026, 12:02 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
41.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 19,379 likes / 19,686 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Namiko Ishidate has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial40
Production Feasibility66
Audience Reception35
Strategic Priors27
Fandom Engagement8
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 12:02 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 42% 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 I Just Wanted to Say… be renewed?
- I Just Wanted to Say… currently scores 42 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 I Just Wanted to Say…'s renewal probability?
- I Just Wanted to Say…'s CourScore is 42 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.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 105 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 308 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 19,422 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,574 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,291 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.31 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 884 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 271 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 36,040 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 0.02 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 2,137 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,838 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.28 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 103 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 223 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,883 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |