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The anime's story centers on Akira Kiyose, who sings on a video streaming site under the singer name "KIKUNOYU." One day the talent agency sMiLea Production scouts him. sMiLea is an agency founded by the retired legendary idol pair AneLa to train new budding idols. Akira then forms an idol group with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, who were also scouted. Their new group, Protostar, will have their debut alongside other new idol groups with sMiLea Production: Legit and Jaxx Jaxx.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 10:37 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 minutes ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.0
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~2,680 followers
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~2,532 users
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneSource material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
Financial & Commercial54
Production Feasibility21
Audience Reception70
Strategic Priors25
Fandom Engagement0
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Last analysedJun 3, 2026, 10:37 PM
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 364 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.1 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,468 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,477 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,150 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 4,995 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,864 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.5 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 67 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 70 | Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 29.22 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 9 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |