Aliases
Taro Alien, Uchuujin Tanaka Tarou, Taro the Space Alien, うちゅう人田中太郎
S1SPRING 2000TV
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Takashi Horimachi is an ordinary curious fifth grader attending "Anytown" Elementary School. One day, a very unusual transfer student named Taro Tanaka joins Takashi's class. Takashi and his classmates have never encountered anyone quite like Taro before. He is blue, has huge glowing eyes, pointy ears, a smooth bald head and one horn. Takashi, obsessed with trying to figure out this strange new visitor, attempts to track Taro's every move; and in the process he continuously falls victim to Taro's hilarious assortment of cosmic jokes and traps.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
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.
CourScore
16.4
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 14 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 1.63 further cours
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Hibari, Viz Media) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 24%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 26 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial30
Production Feasibility62
Audience Reception34
Strategic Priors45
Fandom Engagement34
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 10 hours
Renewal FAQ
Taro the Space Alien renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Taro the Space Alien getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Taro the Space Alien 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 Taro the Space Alien be renewed?
- Taro the Space Alien 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 Taro the Space Alien's renewal probability?
- Taro the Space Alien'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.
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 | 50 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 444 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.45 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 21 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,368 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 31 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 21 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 130 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 572 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 368 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 115 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 79 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 109 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.06 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 5,825 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,000 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 137,866 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 411 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 91 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.46 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |