The Media Factory mascot character franchise revolves around a male rabbit that transforms into Usaru-san by wearing a monkey costume and eating bananas. The title “Usaru-san” is a portmanteau of “usagi” (rabbit) and “saru” (monkey).
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 01:17 PM
Franchise timeline
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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
35.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Key staff availability - Director Toshiko Baba has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 57.8
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 22,144 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Usaru-san renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Usaru-san getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Usaru-san has a 36% 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 Usaru-san be renewed?
- Usaru-san currently scores 36 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 Usaru-san's renewal probability?
- Usaru-san's CourScore is 36 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 188 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 22,144 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 838 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 255 | Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 40 | Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,053 | Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.99 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.7 | Jun 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.79 | Jun 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 192 | Jun 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,782 | Jun 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 51 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 336 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |