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The hands were born from the universes and pregnant with the universes. The new world with new one will appear, only if something antinomy can be harmonized.
1st year work 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
1st year work 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 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
17.5
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 184,464,644 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.3
- Reddit discussion momentum - 14 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
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 & Commercial21
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception80
Strategic Priors2
Fandom Engagement54
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
THE HANDS renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is THE HANDS getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, THE HANDS has a 18/100 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 HANDS be renewed?
- THE HANDS currently scores 18 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 HANDS's renewal probability?
- THE HANDS's CourScore is 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 26 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 39 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 98 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,056 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 44 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 973 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 58 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 98 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0.08 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 449 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 22,088 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,769 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.77 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 24 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 6,620,491 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,716,783 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 184,464,644 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon bd | oricon bd rank | JP | 7 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon bd | oricon bd weeks | JP | 4 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon manga | oricon manga rank | JP | 7 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon manga | oricon manga weeks | JP | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 678 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 345 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.92 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 30,076 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |