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This story is about Mick, a sleeping chironomid. Insects are taken up into space for use in experiments by humans. An epic space adventure of Mick and his friends of their journey back home to Earth.
The development plans and experiments are aborted by humans for no known reason, the organisms are left behind in the space station with limited resources. Going over hurdles and fighting through challenges, together, they travel across planets and gain new comrades, heading for Earth. As their journey progresses, the mystery behind the human’s abandonment unravels…
(Source: Crunchyroll)
The development plans and experiments are aborted by humans for no known reason, the organisms are left behind in the space station with limited resources. Going over hurdles and fighting through challenges, together, they travel across planets and gain new comrades, heading for Earth. As their journey progresses, the mystery behind the human’s abandonment unravels…
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 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
10.0
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 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (TMS Entertainment, P.I.C.S.) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 21%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 8 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 49.4
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 & Commercial18
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception16
Strategic Priors37
Fandom Engagement24
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduledin 12 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Journey Home renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Journey Home getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Journey Home has a 10/100 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 The Journey Home be renewed?
- The Journey Home currently scores 10 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 The Journey Home's renewal probability?
- The Journey Home's CourScore is 10 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 | 52 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 465 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 40 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 29 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 112 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 234 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,056 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 356 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.67 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,083 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 126 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,810 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 97 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 29,126 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.03 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 269 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.4 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.12 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,130 | Oct 7, 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 |