Aliases
Soba e, Sun Shower, そばへ, Living with Yourself, To be Near You
S1WINTER 2019ONA
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The ad Soba e centers on a boy named Osamu who receives an umbrella as a gift from Sayu, but it goes missing. That umbrella transforms into a girl who goes gallivanting around town on a rainy day.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 06:10 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
52.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Orange has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 23,546 likes / 23,661 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Eiji Inomoto 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 Feasibility60
Audience Reception65
Strategic Priors45
Fandom Engagement39
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 06:10 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
Sun Shower renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Sun Shower getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Sun Shower has a 53% 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 Sun Shower be renewed?
- Sun Shower currently scores 53 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 Sun Shower's renewal probability?
- Sun Shower's CourScore is 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,405 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.74 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 115 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,317 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 17 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 278,631 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 155 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,016 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,654 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.15 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 600 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 32,173 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 11,336 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.31 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 362 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,214 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.58 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 345 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 480 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 26 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |