Aliases
DRIFTERS, Drifters: Battle in a Brand-new World War, ドリフターズ
S1FALL 2016TV
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concluded
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The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2017, 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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
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 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Confirmed announcement - Official evidence confirms a sequel announcement.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
Next scheduled2 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
DRIFTERS renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is DRIFTERS getting a new season?
- Yes - DRIFTERS has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will DRIFTERS be renewed?
- DRIFTERS 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 DRIFTERS's renewal probability?
- DRIFTERS'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 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 | 75 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,512 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 135,660 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.27 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 145 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,006 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 17 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.23 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 234 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 36,570 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,190 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.53 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 371,287 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 626,579 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 176,551 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.82 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 43,752 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 39,082 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 11,600 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 2,400,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 220,800 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -46.5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 36 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 38 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 266 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 319 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 82,938 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 58,990 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 5,834,651 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 154 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 154 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.7 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 108,075 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.8 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 68 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 11.57 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 117 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Mar 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 38,205 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -55 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 563 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 3,651 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 559,749 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |