Aliases
Yakitori: Żołnierze niedoli, Якіторі: Солдати невдачі, ياكيتوري: جنود البؤس, 야키토리, Yakitori: Soldados do Desastre, Yakitori: Soldados de la desdicha, ยากิโทริ: หน่วยทหารกล้าตาย, Yakitori, Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune, ヤキトリ, Yakitori: A balszerencse katonái
S1SPRING 2023ONA
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Set in a future where the solar system is dominated by trade federations who are in constant conflict. In order to escape his restrictive homeland of Japan, and under the recommendation of his military cook friend Pupkin, Akira enlists in a trade federation orbital drop infantry unit. Such infantry are notorious for their 70% casualty rate, and are nicknamed "Yakitori" for their expendability.
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
35.6
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 3,421,938 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Titles like this rarely return - 3 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, 3% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 80,042 views
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial42
Production Feasibility35
Audience Reception47
Strategic Priors43
Fandom Engagement40
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune has a 36/100 renewal signal score. 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 Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune be renewed?
- Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune's renewal probability?
- Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune'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 signal score 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 | 60 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 21 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,875 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.75 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 410 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 220 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,171 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.25 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,457 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,714 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,484 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 379 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 143,416 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 30,096 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,421,938 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.23 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 775 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.4 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 65 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 7.45 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 33 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 39 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 1,258 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 80,042 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |