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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 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.
CourScore
35.7
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Time since finale - ~1 months since estimated air window ended
- Production pipeline confidence - Recently concluded (renewal window open)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 0.0
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 & Commercial27
Production Feasibility79
Audience Reception4
Strategic Priors24
Fandom Engagement35
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
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 36/100 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 Shiranuhi be renewed?
- Shiranuhi currently scores 36 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 Shiranuhi's renewal probability?
- Shiranuhi's CourScore is 36 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,742 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 247 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,103 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,949 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.08 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,129 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 56 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 7.5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 175 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 77 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 9,605 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 36 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 781 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 386 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 30,852 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |