Aliases
Zannen na Ikimono Jiten, ざんねんないきもの事典, Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures
S9SUMMER 2018ONA
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concluded
Announced
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Releasing
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The book series offers humourous introductions to surprising aspects of living creatures, such as "raccoons don't really wash their food," and "dolphins would drown if they fall completely asleep."
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Sep 11, 2026, 04:23 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2019, 12:00 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.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 17 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Low
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:23 AM
Next scheduled16 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Zannen na Ikimono Jiten renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Zannen na Ikimono Jiten getting a new season?
- Yes - Zannen na Ikimono Jiten has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Zannen na Ikimono Jiten be renewed?
- Zannen na Ikimono Jiten has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Zannen na Ikimono Jiten's renewal probability?
- Zannen na Ikimono Jiten's CourScore is 100 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 156 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 72 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 8,961 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,054 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 60 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 233 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 701 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 259 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.79 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,192 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 57 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.07 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 551 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 237 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 31,161 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.21 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 462 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.2 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 50 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.63 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 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 |