Aliases
Fairytale Book, Древняя легенда, 御伽草子, Otogizoushi, Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama, お伽草子, Legend Of The Magatama
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The year is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem.
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Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 10:30 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
52.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 24,588 likes / 24,792 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 66.9
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~4,660 followers
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 & Commercial57
Production Feasibility38
Audience Reception65
Strategic Priors30
Fandom Engagement82
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 10:30 PM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama has a 53% 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 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama be renewed?
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama currently scores 53 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 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama's renewal probability?
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama's CourScore is 53 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 63 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,402 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 212 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 24,765 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 66 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 40 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 717 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,570 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.44 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 60 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 5,165 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 19,901 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 11,398 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.42 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 6,182 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,173 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.26 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,187 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 845 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 65,237 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.17 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,396 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 80 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 7.77 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |