Visions of Frank, Visions of Frank: Short Films by Japan's Most Audacious Animators
A series of 9 animated shorts based on the Frank comics by Jim Woodring, featuring computer/CGI, traditional cel, stop-motion, and even sand painting techniques. Contributing animators and musicians include COCOA, Eri Yoshimura, Naomi Nagata, TAMAPRO/DROP, Taruto Fuyama, Masaki Maito, Kanako Kawagushi, Masaya Sakaue, Bill Frisell, Dame Darcy, and Woodring himself.
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 12:39 AM
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
39.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 1,793 likes / 1,961 reactions on recent episodes
- Google Trends - Search interest relative to cohort
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 58.4
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Visions of Frank renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Visions of Frank getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Visions of Frank has a 40% 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 Visions of Frank be renewed?
- Visions of Frank currently scores 40 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 Visions of Frank's renewal probability?
- Visions of Frank's CourScore is 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 52 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 472 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 168 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,794 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 151 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,612 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.93 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 560 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,321 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 559 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.87 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 749 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 75 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.35 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 536 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 42 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.32 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 210 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.4 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 54 | 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 | 21 | Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |