Aliases
Shoka, 書家, Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, バカとテストと召喚獣
SPRING 2010SPECIAL
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The story is set during the turbulent years of the shogunate, as dark forces try to undermine the shogun's power in Edo-era Tokyo. Shirou Sumiya is the leader of the "Way of the Paper Drawing" clan which captures the chaos of the struggles with rapid brush strokes. Sumiya is summoned to Edo, and his disciples, who have extraordinary powers in their secret drawing techniques, become part of the ensuring battles with giant drawn creatures.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 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
15.4
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: Medium • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Production I.G) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 30%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 16 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Time since finale - ~199 months since estimated air window ended
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 & Commercial40
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception36
Strategic Priors48
Fandom Engagement50
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 14 hours
Renewal FAQ
Shoka renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Shoka getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Shoka has a 15/100 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 Shoka be renewed?
- Shoka currently scores 15 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 Shoka's renewal probability?
- Shoka's CourScore is 15 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 | 53 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,910 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.73 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 105 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,267 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 62 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 868 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,718 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.49 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,195 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,973 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,394 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 207 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 15,442 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 5,437 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 783,543 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.37 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,044 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.4 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.57 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |