Aliases
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Mini OVA, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials, ヴァルキリードライヴ マーメイド ミニOVA, ヴァルキリードライヴ マーメイド ミニOVA, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Mini OVAs, ヴァルキリードライヴ マーメイド ミニOVAs
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Franchise overview
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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
50.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - ARMS has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 2,173 likes / 2,298 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~6,102 followers
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial51
Production Feasibility54
Audience Reception63
Strategic Priors44
Fandom Engagement17
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 05:48 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials has a 51% 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 Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials be renewed?
- Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials currently scores 51 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 Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials's renewal probability?
- Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials's CourScore is 51 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 | 57 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 82 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 7,088 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,359 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 311 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 68 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,924 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 10,744 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 62.72 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 14,978 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 23,606 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 6,154 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,360 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.79 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.64 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 3,099 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.5 | Sep 10, 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 | 17 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 3,475 | Jul 20, 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 | 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 |