Aoi Bungaku, Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut Ban, No Longer Human, 人間失格 ディレクターズカット版, Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban, Aoi Bungaku Movie, No Longer Human Movie Recap
A theatrical film version of Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Series anime. The film will re-edit the four episodes based on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) novel, which have character designs inspired by manga artist and novel illustrator Takeshi Obata. This "director's cut" will include new "navigation" footage which is being created specifically for the film with narrator Masato Sakai.
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 02:18 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
47.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 74.7
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 97,131 likes / 97,630 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~3,421 followers
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
No Longer Human renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is No Longer Human getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, No Longer Human has a 47% 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 No Longer Human be renewed?
- No Longer Human currently scores 47 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 No Longer Human's renewal probability?
- No Longer Human's CourScore is 47 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 73 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 102 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 7,273 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.76 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 499 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 97,232 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 52 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 176 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 20,397 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,839 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.59 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,487 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 12,172 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 7,698 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 43,348 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 453 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 422 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 62 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 67 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,706 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.29 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,743 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.8 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.92 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 51 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |