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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
Sep 11, 2026, 04:41 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
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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.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 18 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
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CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:41 AM
Next scheduled17 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-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 | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,968 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 111,934 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 702 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,492 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 7,317 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 86 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 25 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 19 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 685 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 39,750 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 574 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.17 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 25 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 169,937 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 473,715 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 228,057 | Aug 31, 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 | 34,044 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 20,500 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 20 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 55 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 140 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 557,297 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 124,961 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,994,735 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 26 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.34 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 44,709 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 82.6 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 80 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 17.77 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 73 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | May 17, 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 | 247,041 | Aug 17, 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 |