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Part of a series of animated short films shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka called "Film Guru Guru".
A small white fish enters the frame and is eaten by a larger one, then the latter is in turn eaten by an even larger fish… At the end, only a huge white fish remains which seems to shrink in size. swimming towards the bottom of the screen. He leaves the frame and the cycle resumes.
A small white fish enters the frame and is eaten by a larger one, then the latter is in turn eaten by an even larger fish… At the end, only a huge white fish remains which seems to shrink in size. swimming towards the bottom of the screen. He leaves the frame and the cycle resumes.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 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
7.9
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Titles like this rarely return - 25 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 38.5
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Ghibli) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 2%, below the catalogue average of 14%
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 & Commercial18
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception16
Strategic Priors21
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
Sakana no Sakana renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Sakana no Sakana getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Sakana no Sakana has a 8/100 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 Sakana no Sakana be renewed?
- Sakana no Sakana currently scores 8 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 Sakana no Sakana's renewal probability?
- Sakana no Sakana's CourScore is 8 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 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 114 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 148 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 17,337 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 88 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.74 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 50 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 5.1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,675 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 821 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 34,397 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.72 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 351 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 38.5 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 737,446 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 356 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 10 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 4,530 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 1,985 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |