friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki, Friends: Naki of Monster Island, friends -フレンズ- もののけ島のナキ, friends: Aventura en la Isla de los Monstruos
On an island, legend has it that monsters have lived there since ancient times. Because of this, the residents have named the island “Monster Island.” In actuality, the monsters living on the island are friendly, but live in fear of humans. A child named Kotake wanders onto the island. A grumpy red ogre named Naki ends up taking care of the child. What strange things might this encounter cause?
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Jul 28, 2026, 09:31 AM
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CourScore
39.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 68.5
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 532 likes / 542 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Takashi Yamazaki has no other concurrent active productions
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Friends: Naki of Monster Island renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Friends: Naki of Monster Island getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Friends: Naki of Monster Island has a 40% 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 Friends: Naki of Monster Island be renewed?
- Friends: Naki of Monster Island currently scores 40 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 Friends: Naki of Monster Island's renewal probability?
- Friends: Naki of Monster Island's CourScore is 40 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.
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 129 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 504 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 47 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 532 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 100 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 52 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 883 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,624 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,015 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 1,587 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 63 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 538 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 416 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,157 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.76 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 96 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 44 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 24, 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 | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.16 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |