1st year work 2014 by Ataru Sakagami, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
13.2
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: Medium • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 60.2
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 286,050 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 12 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Return to Dust renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Return to Dust getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Return to Dust has a 13/100 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 Return to Dust be renewed?
- Return to Dust currently scores 13 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 Return to Dust's renewal probability?
- Return to Dust's CourScore is 13 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 44 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 155 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,376 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 96,998 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 20 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 614 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 297 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 286,050 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 26 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 32 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.49 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,639 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.4 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 53 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,308 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |