Aliases
Top wo Nerae 2!, Aim for the Top! 2, DieBuster, Top wo Nerae 2! DIEBUSTER, Gunbuster 2: Diebuster, トップをねらえ2！DIEBUSTER, Gunbuster 2
FALL 2004OVA
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While Gunbuster's final mission destroyed the space monsters' star system, the intergalactic war still continues. Earth's only hope lies in the hands of "TOPLESS", an elite mecha group with children possessing supernatural powers and new Buster Machines. Among their ranks is a rookie named Nono and the ace pilot Lal'C - whom Nono looks at as a "big sister". Together with their teammates Nicholas and Chiko they must aim for the top and protect all of mankind from the wrath of the space monsters.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
OVAOfficial announcement logged Oct 18, 2025, 05:27 PM.
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.
Confirmed
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 • Frozen 15 hours ago
Top reasons
- Confirmed announcement - Official evidence confirms a sequel announcement.
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 & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Next scheduled14 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Gunbuster 2: Diebuster renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Gunbuster 2: Diebuster getting a new season?
- Yes - Gunbuster 2: Diebuster has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Gunbuster 2: Diebuster be renewed?
- Gunbuster 2: Diebuster has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Gunbuster 2: Diebuster's renewal probability?
- Gunbuster 2: Diebuster's CourScore is 100 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 | 74 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 659 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 26,348 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.73 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 63 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 114 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 31,449 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,332 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 29 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 130 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8,917 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,783 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.73 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 48,395 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 86,587 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 32,015 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 597 | 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 | 3,189 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 21 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 796 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 175 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 39,822 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,738 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 3,965 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.44 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,953 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.9 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 68 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 72 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.55 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 154,045 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 347 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 39 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |