Aliases
Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter, Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, Shigofumi, シゴフミ
S4WINTER 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
Jul 27, 2026, 01:37 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
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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 analysedJul 27, 2026, 01:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 4,487 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 70 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 707 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 73 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 9,852 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 47,925 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.5 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 186 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 37 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 66 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.59 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 13,606 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 22,373 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.36 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 117 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 78 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.27 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,504 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,684 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 99,023 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 4,364 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 845,714 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 1,700 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,044 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 70,450 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 229 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 108 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9,142 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |