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
Aug 31, 2026, 01:51 AM
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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
48.9
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 5,798 likes / 5,841 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Katsuya Kondou has no other concurrent active productions
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.
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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 49% 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 49 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 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 44 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 677 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,798 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 144 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,067 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.29 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,033 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,849 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 629 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.69 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 21,291 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 84 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 46 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.59 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 437 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |