Shikakui Sharin no Saihatsumei, Reinventing the Square Wheel, 四角い車輪の再発明
1st year work 2014 by Yasuaki Adachi, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
12.2
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 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 71.4
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 13,287 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 12 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Reinventing the Square Wheel renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Reinventing the Square Wheel getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Reinventing the Square Wheel has a 12/100 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 Reinventing the Square Wheel be renewed?
- Reinventing the Square Wheel currently scores 12 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 Reinventing the Square Wheel's renewal probability?
- Reinventing the Square Wheel's CourScore is 12 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 35 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 63 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 14,224 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,035 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 30 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 13,287 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.35 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,940 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 146 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 6,244 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |