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All shots are created with game engine Unity. In the short, a little girl wants to give a gift to her parents. She's then sucked into a fantasy-like world (via her imagination) where her stuffed animal helps her on her journey.
(Source: Official website)
(Source: Official website)
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 02:01 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
34.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 8,030 likes / 8,091 reactions on recent episodes
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,771,809 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 57.3
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 & Commercial39
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception64
Strategic Priors11
Fandom Engagement17
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 02:01 PM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
THE GIFT renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is THE GIFT getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, THE GIFT has a 35% 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 THE GIFT be renewed?
- THE GIFT currently scores 35 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 THE GIFT's renewal probability?
- THE GIFT's CourScore is 35 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 | 46 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 225 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 61 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 40 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 28 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 18 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,245 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,099 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.69 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 266 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 434 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 87 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.46 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,892 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 20 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.08 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 15 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.53 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 91 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.9 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.15 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 4 | Aug 28, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 872 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 64,345 | Sep 11, 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 |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 78 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 381 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 8,057 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 41,463 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 28,748 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,772,450 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |