The anime studio AIC announced on Monday that production on a new original video anime based on Satoru Akahori's Saber Marionette J novel has been green-lit. The studio plans to unveil the project in 2016.
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
49.3
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 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.8
- Production pipeline confidence - In active production
- Reddit discussion momentum - 8 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Saber Marionette J: The Last Story renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Saber Marionette J: The Last Story getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Saber Marionette J: The Last Story has a 49/100 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 Saber Marionette J: The Last Story be renewed?
- Saber Marionette J: The Last Story currently scores 49 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 Saber Marionette J: The Last Story's renewal probability?
- Saber Marionette J: The Last Story's CourScore is 49 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 187 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,110 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 160 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 403 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 884 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.7 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |