Graduate Work 2017 by Moeka YAMAZAKI, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
(Source: Geidai Animation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:26 AM
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
14.5
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 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 66.3
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 231,753 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Search interest momentum - Recent four-week search interest compared with the preceding four weeks in the same query
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
There was a man renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is There was a man getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, There was a man has a 15/100 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 There was a man be renewed?
- There was a man currently scores 15 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 There was a man's renewal probability?
- There was a man's CourScore is 15 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 132 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 87 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 45 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 1.39 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 14,426 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,236 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.43 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 4,786 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,215 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 231,753 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 84 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 90 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.34 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 10,179 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.1 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 3,391 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |