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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
15.8
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 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 53.7
- MAL community size - 1,763 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~476 followers
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 16/100 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 Tonari no Onigiri-kun be renewed?
- Tonari no Onigiri-kun currently scores 16 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 Tonari no Onigiri-kun's renewal probability?
- Tonari no Onigiri-kun's CourScore is 16 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 45 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 693 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,799 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 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 | 145 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,104 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.29 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,045 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,869 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 635 | Oct 25, 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 | 83 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.59 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 437 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |