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Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have learned the truth about the anime industry: it's not always fun, it's anything but easy, and having talent isn't always enough to open the right doors.
Which is why Aoi's overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka's waiting on tables between auditions, Midori's currently scriptless, Misa's switched to C.G., and Ema's working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Which is why Aoi's overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka's waiting on tables between auditions, Midori's currently scriptless, Misa's switched to C.G., and Ema's working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2020, 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 13 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, 06:16 AM
Next scheduled12 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
SHIROBAKO renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is SHIROBAKO getting a new season?
- Yes - SHIROBAKO has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will SHIROBAKO be renewed?
- SHIROBAKO 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 SHIROBAKO's renewal probability?
- SHIROBAKO'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 | 81 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,712 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 113,079 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 713 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,510 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 7,464 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 86 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 686 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 39,797 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 587 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.17 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 25 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 170,415 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 474,855 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 228,614 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.72 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,384 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 34,067 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 20,500 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 65 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 55 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 140 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 557,316 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 124,950 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,998,294 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 37 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.34 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 44,849 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 82.6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 80 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 35.11 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 90,316 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 458 | Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 247,276 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |