Aliases
Kemono Friends x JRA Collaboration, Kemono Friends Episode 12.2, Race Course Special, Uma no Friends, Horse Friends, ウマのフレンズ
S1SUMMER 2017ONA
Part of this franchise
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
45.3
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 70,432 likes / 72,986 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Nobuyuki Abe has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 61.1
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial45
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception59
Strategic Priors45
Fandom Engagement32
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:03 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Horse Friends renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Horse Friends getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Horse Friends has a 45% 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 Horse Friends be renewed?
- Horse Friends currently scores 45 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 Horse Friends's renewal probability?
- Horse Friends's CourScore is 45 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 | 58 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,583 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,573 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 70,779 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 61 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 472 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,315 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.92 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 35 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,687 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,516 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,437 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.07 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 51,924 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 207 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 392 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 214 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 37,103 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.47 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,045 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.8 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 60 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 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 |