Graduate Work 2011, 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 timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
14.1
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: Medium • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 1,470,935 views
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 59.6
- Titles like this rarely return - 15 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Better back then renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Better back then getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Better back then has a 14/100 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 Better back then be renewed?
- Better back then currently scores 14 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 Better back then's renewal probability?
- Better back then's CourScore is 14 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 192 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 150 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 230 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 186 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 83 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 188 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.7 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 58 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.6 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 23,796 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,470,935 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |