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Kojirou is the kendo instructor for Muroe High School and he's totally broke. But then an unexpected chance is given to him: his team must win against his senpai's team and the prize is: free meals for a whole year! Now, the only problem left... where to find girls skilled enough and willing to join the kendo team?
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 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
25.9
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 1.40 further cours
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 75.9
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 5,031,072 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial58
Production Feasibility62
Audience Reception81
Strategic Priors58
Fandom Engagement73
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Bamboo Blade renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Bamboo Blade getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Bamboo Blade has a 26/100 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 Bamboo Blade be renewed?
- Bamboo Blade currently scores 26 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 Bamboo Blade's renewal probability?
- Bamboo Blade's CourScore is 26 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 | 70 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 153 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 18,369 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8.12 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 931 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 35 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8,620 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,372 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.35 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 51,189 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 92,988 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 26,607 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.33 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,440 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 4,829 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 5,300 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 3,300,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 72,400 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -23.95 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 102 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.69 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 18 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 35 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 56 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 365,118 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 57,424 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 5,031,072 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.43 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 5,121 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 73 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 9.96 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 28 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |