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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 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
25.2
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 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (CloverWorks) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 23%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 3,016,900 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial49
Production Feasibility55
Audience Reception45
Strategic Priors49
Fandom Engagement38
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
Next scheduledin 11 hours
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 25/100 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 Slow Start be renewed?
- Slow Start currently scores 25 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 Slow Start's renewal probability?
- Slow Start's CourScore is 25 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 | 68 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 243 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 28,016 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 24 | Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 74 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,277 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 211,001 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 885 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 33 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.51 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 23 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,676 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,161 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.26 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 37,436 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 88,471 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 35,196 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.38 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,772 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 6,985 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 1,700 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.9 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 172 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 194 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 277,260 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 12,777 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,016,900 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 91 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 41 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.27 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 8,775 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.4 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.77 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 32,641 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -56 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,913 | Oct 1, 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 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 11,473 | Oct 15, 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 |