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Kaibun are palidromes in which words sound the same when read backwards and forwards. Sometimes the meaning changes, and sometimes not. I brought this playful and poetic world to life.
1st year work 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
1st year work 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 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
14.4
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 75.5
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 410,125 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 5 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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 & Commercial16
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception64
Strategic Priors2
Fandom Engagement27
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Round Trip renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Round Trip getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Round Trip has a 14/100 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 Round Trip be renewed?
- Round Trip currently scores 14 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 Round Trip's renewal probability?
- Round Trip's CourScore is 14 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 369 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 13,239 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 11,178 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 7,094 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 410,125 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.79 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 14,696 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 133 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,251 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |