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
Aug 31, 2026, 07:18 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
54.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Arect has no other concurrent active productions
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 3,416,488 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 65.0
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial43
Production Feasibility66
Audience Reception69
Strategic Priors42
Fandom Engagement51
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 07:18 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 55% 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 Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune be renewed?
- Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune currently scores 55 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 Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune's renewal probability?
- Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune's CourScore is 55 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 | 60 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 21 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,841 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.74 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 405 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 40 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 59 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 218 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,139 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.25 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,423 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,653 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,466 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 372 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 143,403 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 30,060 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,417,582 | Sep 10, 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 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 770 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.4 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.9 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 33 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 250 | Sep 4, 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 | 1,257 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 79,472 | Sep 10, 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 |