Aliases
(Title to be Announced), Shiranui, Shiranuhi, しらぬひ
S1 (Movie)SUMMER 2026MOVIE
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The short is set in a coastal town in Kumamoto at the tail end of summer 1996. The 10-year-old boy Minato lives a precarious life with his drunkard father. Minato's only source of strength is Ben-chan, a goddess in the form of a young girl that appeared in Benten Island. The time he spends with her are the only times where he feels like himself. But when he is about to be separated from Ben-chan due to being sent to a children's home, Minato prays to a Shiranuhi, a mysterious light floating above the sea, to grant him one wish. His wish, filled with hatred towards his father, eventually becomes a curse.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Note: Initially teased at AnimeJapan 2024 in the CoMix Wave Films booth, a visual of this project was shown off with a description being a new animation project by a "rookie director".
(Source: Anime News Network)
Note: Initially teased at AnimeJapan 2024 in the CoMix Wave Films booth, a visual of this project was shown off with a description being a new animation project by a "rookie director".
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 01:51 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.
CourScore
46.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - CoMix Wave has no other concurrent active productions
- Key staff availability - Director Ryou Katanosaka has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 246 likes / 284 reactions on recent episodes
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 & Commercial41
Production Feasibility80
Audience Reception29
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement29
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:51 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Shiranuhi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Shiranuhi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Shiranuhi has a 46% renewal probability. 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 Shiranuhi be renewed?
- Shiranuhi currently scores 46 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Shiranuhi's renewal probability?
- Shiranuhi's CourScore is 46 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,637 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 247 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 51 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 65 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 922 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,915 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,815 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.08 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,125 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 41 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 7.5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.9 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 175 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 77 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 9,569 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 174 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 83 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 759 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 385 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 29,416 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |