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
Aug 31, 2026, 03:59 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
49.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Hibari, Viz Media) renew 10% of productions, above the catalogue average of 3%
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 2,118 likes / 2,135 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial40
Production Feasibility62
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors49
Fandom Engagement16
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:59 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
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 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 Taro the Space Alien be renewed?
- Taro the Space Alien 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 Taro the Space Alien's renewal probability?
- Taro the Space Alien'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.
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 | 49 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 433 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.45 | Aug 29, 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 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Sep 11, 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 | 129 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 570 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,276 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 364 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 114 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 109 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.07 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 5,825 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 999 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 137,336 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 99 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 411 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 90 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.74 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Aug 30, 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 |