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.
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Aug 30, 2026, 10:21 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
42.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.8
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 1,109 likes / 1,147 reactions on recent episodes
- Production pipeline confidence - In active production
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 42% 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 Saber Marionette J: The Last Story be renewed?
- Saber Marionette J: The Last Story currently scores 42 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 Saber Marionette J: The Last Story's renewal probability?
- Saber Marionette J: The Last Story's CourScore is 42 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 185 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 38 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,109 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 157 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 226 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 92 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.7 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |