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Gyaku men
Aliases

Gyaku men, SAKA MEN, 逆面

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SAKA MEN

Gyaku men

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Horror stop motion puppet animation from Shigeru Okada

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 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

10.8

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: Medium • Updated 11 hours ago

Top reasons

  • Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 1,520,098 views
  • Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 83,382 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
  • Titles like this rarely return - 12 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
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 & Commercial19
Production Feasibility45
Audience Reception41
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ

SAKA MEN renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is SAKA MEN getting a new season?
According to Courcast's latest analysis, SAKA MEN has a 11/100 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 SAKA MEN be renewed?
SAKA MEN currently scores 11 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 SAKA MEN's renewal probability?
SAKA MEN's CourScore is 11 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.

SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL0Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL93Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL0Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode countGLOBAL12Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode dislikesGLOBAL3Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode likesGLOBAL226Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollseries availableGLOBAL1Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest dailyGLOBAL0Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest weeklyGLOBAL25Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL10Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdatesbayesian ratingGLOBAL0Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode commentsJP1,358Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode mylistsJP333Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode viewsJP83,382Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoricompletion ratioGLOBAL0.14Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimorimember countGLOBAL83Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL0Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubetrailer likesGLOBAL34,903Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubetrailer viewsGLOBAL1,520,098Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM