Aliases
Shoka, 書家, Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, バカとテストと召喚獣
S1SPRING 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
Aug 31, 2026, 02:18 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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.
CourScore
48.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 9,150 likes / 9,254 reactions on recent episodes
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 783,014 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Key staff availability - Director Hiroshi Itou has no other concurrent active productions
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 & Commercial46
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception64
Strategic Priors34
Fandom Engagement72
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:18 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 49% renewal probability. 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 49 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Shoka's renewal probability?
- Shoka's CourScore is 49 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 | 53 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,910 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.72 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 104 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,234 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 64 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 62 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 868 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,682 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.49 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,190 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,958 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,384 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 207 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 15,442 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 5,425 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 783,327 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.37 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,043 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.4 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.04 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Sep 4, 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 |