Created by one of Studio Ghibli's top animators, Katsuya Kondo, the story is told over three short video clips, produced as part of a promotion for Ito En, Japan's premier manufacturer of bottled tea drinks.
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 09:07 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
48.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 17 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 5,769 likes / 5,812 reactions on recent episodes
- MAL community size - 1,739 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
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
Tonari no Onigiri-kun renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Tonari no Onigiri-kun getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Tonari no Onigiri-kun has a 48% 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 Tonari no Onigiri-kun be renewed?
- Tonari no Onigiri-kun currently scores 48 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 Tonari no Onigiri-kun's renewal probability?
- Tonari no Onigiri-kun's CourScore is 48 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 629 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 143 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 43 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,769 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.59 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 668 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 46 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 44 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 438 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,027 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,841 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 83 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,503 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |