Aliases
Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter, Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, Shigofumi, シゴフミ
S14WINTER 2008TV
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When someone dies, what should their final words be? Words that couldn't be said while still alive - of love, hate, hope, regret or perhaps words without any importance. These words are sent through letters called "shigofumi" from the recently deceased to the living. Mikawa Fumika is a mail carrier of these shigofumi, delivering them alongside staff and her partner Kanaka. However, there must be something more behind Fumika's silent exterior; shigofumi mail carriers are deceased humans with the same appearance they had just before death. Despite this, Fumika is still aging...
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[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026, 05:03 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2008, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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 & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 10, 2026, 05:03 PM
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Renewal FAQ
Shigofumi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Shigofumi getting a new season?
- Yes - Shigofumi has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Shigofumi be renewed?
- Shigofumi has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Shigofumi's renewal probability?
- Shigofumi's CourScore is 100 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.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 190 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 22,505 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 108 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,055 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 232 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 70 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 36 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 9,859 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,710 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.57 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,504 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 99,023 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 47,925 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 707 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 4,364 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 1,700 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 70,453 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9,143 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 846,061 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 438 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 310 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.36 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 13,638 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.5 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 78 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 73 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.07 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 5 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 4,487 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 166 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 7,194 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |