Aliases
Fairytale Book, Древняя легенда, 御伽草子, Otogizoushi, Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama, お伽草子, Legend Of The Magatama
SUMMER 2004TV
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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.
(Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
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Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 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
19.9
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~4,719 followers
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (VAP, Media Blasters, Nippon Television Network…) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 22%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~10,484 users
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 & Commercial50
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception53
Strategic Priors57
Fandom Engagement67
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
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 20/100 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 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama be renewed?
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama currently scores 20 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 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama's renewal probability?
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama's CourScore is 20 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 63 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,445 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 14, 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 | 68 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Oct 14, 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 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 721 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,580 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.44 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 5,176 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 19,977 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 11,453 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.83 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 821 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,183 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.25 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,187 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 845 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 65,326 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.17 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,407 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 80 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 14.04 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |