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 2 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - ARMS has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 2,111 likes / 2,231 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~6,051 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 Reception64
Strategic Priors44
Fandom Engagement14
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 02:46 PM
Next scheduledin 22 hours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,111 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 305 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 70 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 17 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 120 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 429 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 14,881 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.79 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 3,475 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 62.77 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 3,091 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,351 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 23,460 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 359 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 10,668 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,917 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 6,126 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 6,989 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.64 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |