Aliases
Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter, Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, Shigofumi, シゴフミ
S1WINTER 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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Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
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 11 hours ago
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 analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
Next scheduled10 hours ago
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 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 177 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 22,845 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 108 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,055 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 239 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 70 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 36 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 9,871 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,722 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.57 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,689 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 99,624 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 48,282 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 713 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 4,393 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 1,700 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 70,453 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9,141 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 846,726 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 162 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 83 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.36 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 13,723 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 74.5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 73 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.28 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 26, 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 | 167 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 7,339 | Oct 26, 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 |