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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
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
12.9
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Marza Animation Planet) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 23%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 10 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 57.2
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 & Commercial26
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception33
Strategic Priors43
Fandom Engagement42
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
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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 13/100 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 GIFT be renewed?
- THE GIFT currently scores 13 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 GIFT's renewal probability?
- THE GIFT's CourScore is 13 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 | 46 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 226 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 78 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 381 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 63 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 8,106 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.23 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 18 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,254 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,207 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.57 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 267 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 436 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 87 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.46 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,905 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.08 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | 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 | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 41,470 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 28,766 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,774,537 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 54 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 86 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.54 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 93 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.9 | Oct 23, 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 |
| 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 | 874 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 64,470 | Oct 23, 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 |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 4 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |