Aliases
Ojisan no Lamp, Grandfather's Lamp, Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, 2010 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2010, PROJECT A, Ojii-san no Lamp, おぢいさんのランプ, Ojiisan no Lamp
S1 (Movie)WINTER 2011MOVIE
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A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it.
The Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan invested 214 million yen ($2.26 million) in "Young Animator Training Project" and entrusted the execution of the project to Japan Animation Creators Association (JaniCA). JaniCA produced four original anime (23 min long with OP and ED sequences) in cooperation with four production studios. Ojii-san no Lamp was one of these four projects.
The Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan invested 214 million yen ($2.26 million) in "Young Animator Training Project" and entrusted the execution of the project to Japan Animation Creators Association (JaniCA). JaniCA produced four original anime (23 min long with OP and ED sequences) in cooperation with four production studios. Ojii-san no Lamp was one of these four projects.
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 01:42 PM
Franchise overview
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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
57.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Telecom Animation Film has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 73.6
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 4,322 likes / 4,417 reactions on recent episodes
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 & Commercial53
Production Feasibility59
Audience Reception66
Strategic Priors37
Fandom Engagement83
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 01:42 PM
Next scheduled12 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Ojii-san no Lamp renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Ojii-san no Lamp getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Ojii-san no Lamp has a 57% 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 Ojii-san no Lamp be renewed?
- Ojii-san no Lamp currently scores 57 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 Ojii-san no Lamp's renewal probability?
- Ojii-san no Lamp's CourScore is 57 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.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 6,066 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 95 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,351 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,891 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,316 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.39 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 13,308 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 22,205 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 8,052 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.71 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 735 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 438 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 235 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 46 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 14,905 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.43 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 4,630 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.8 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 74 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.32 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 6 | Jun 24, 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 |