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At a Shogi-chess game, the players start pondering opponent’s game strategy or calculations. They lose themselves in their deep contemplation.
1st year work 2016 by Moe Kuribara, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
1st year work 2016 by Moe Kuribara, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 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
13.1
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
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 27,786,837 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 10 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Geidai Animation) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 0%, below the catalogue average of 14%
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 & Commercial19
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception56
Strategic Priors2
Fandom Engagement27
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
Japanese Chess renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Japanese Chess getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Japanese Chess has a 13/100 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 Japanese Chess be renewed?
- Japanese Chess currently scores 13 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 Japanese Chess's renewal probability?
- Japanese Chess's CourScore is 13 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 | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 53 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 24 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 581,387 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 221,845 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 27,786,837 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.54 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 118 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 49.6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,177 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |