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The story centers around 17-year-old Hana Ichinose, who unbeknownst to her classmates, was a year late in enrolling into high school. Although it may not seem like a big deal, it is a big deal to her. She wants to catch up with everyone else someday.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 03:43 PM
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
58.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 172,313 likes / 173,544 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~25,759 followers
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial65
Production Feasibility55
Audience Reception68
Strategic Priors49
Fandom Engagement26
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 03:43 PM
Next scheduled12 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Slow Start renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Slow Start getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Slow Start has a 58% 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 Slow Start be renewed?
- Slow Start currently scores 58 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 Slow Start's renewal probability?
- Slow Start's CourScore is 58 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 | 68 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 260 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 27,806 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 24 | Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 72 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,137 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 203,474 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 861 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 50 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 23 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,670 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,131 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.26 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 37,366 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 88,312 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 35,135 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.37 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,765 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 6,966 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 1,700 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.9 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 277,161 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 12,765 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,013,457 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 96 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.27 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 8,746 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.57 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Jun 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 32,697 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,891 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 199 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 11,449 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |