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A story about fourteen-year-old alien girl Aoi Hoshino. Her family uses a certain medicine to disguise themselves as humans. For some reason the medicine slowly stops working, but only on Aoi...
(Source: Official Website, edited)
(Source: Official Website, edited)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 04:29 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
51.1
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 7,751 likes / 7,813 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 66.6
- Key staff availability - Director Junya Kotani has no other concurrent active productions
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 & Commercial41
Production Feasibility63
Audience Reception55
Strategic Priors38
Fandom Engagement66
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 04:29 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER 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 DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER be renewed?
- DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER 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 DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER's renewal probability?
- DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 699 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 3.14 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 52 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 549 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4,086 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 86 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 24 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 87 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 902 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,906 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 800 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.48 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,840 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 106 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 21 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 227 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 160 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 18,945 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 255 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.5 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 20 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 0 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 45 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 5,782 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |