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A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
(Source: Funimation)
(Source: Funimation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 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
31.5
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
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 79.2
- Premiere-night comment velocity (Niconico) - 6.0 comments/hour on latest episode (Niconico)
- Cohort rating percentile - 93th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial62
Production Feasibility29
Audience Reception72
Strategic Priors53
Fandom Engagement41
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Heike Story renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Heike Story getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Heike Story has a 32/100 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 The Heike Story be renewed?
- The Heike Story currently scores 32 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 The Heike Story's renewal probability?
- The Heike Story's CourScore is 32 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 | 77 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 934 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 36,896 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,739 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 10,101 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 84 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,315 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,896 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.45 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 32,373 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 96,232 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 45,008 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 150 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 9,777 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 22 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 28,448 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 7,055 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 869,035 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 5.97 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 32 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 293 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 13,207 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.34 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 48,052 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -191 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,518 | 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 3,569 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 104,707 | Oct 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 |