Aliases
Seaside Stranger, Umibe no Etranger, L'Étranger de la plage, The Stranger by the Beach, Umibe no Étranger, The Stranger by the Shore, 海辺のエトランゼ, L'étranger du plage
SUMMER 2020MOVIE
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
After coming out to his parents, aspiring novelist Shun Hashimoto has no one to turn to, until the day he meets high schooler Mio Chibana on the beach. The two instantly click—just before Mio has to leave for the mainland. Now three years later, Mio returns with a confession. But after all this time, will Shun feel the same?
(Source: Funimation)
(Source: Funimation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 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
35.1
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 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 77.5
- Favourite base strength - 3,384 cross-platform favourites
- Cohort rating percentile - 89th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial61
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception63
Strategic Priors50
Fandom Engagement28
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
Next scheduledin 12 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Stranger by the Shore renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Stranger by the Shore getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Stranger by the Shore has a 35/100 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 The Stranger by the Shore be renewed?
- The Stranger by the Shore currently scores 35 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 The Stranger by the Shore's renewal probability?
- The Stranger by the Shore's CourScore is 35 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 | 77 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,384 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 82,047 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,028 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -2.12 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 146 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 11,294 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 811 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.16 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 155,241 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 226,017 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 62,908 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 5,471 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 128 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 64 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,620 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 130 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.68 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 30,754 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 75 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.19 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 4 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 30,584 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -21 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,234 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 4,311 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 165,472 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |