The Story of Isobe Isobee, Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo, 磯部磯兵衛物語 〜浮世はつらいよ〜
In this ukiyoe-style flash anime, Isobe Isobee is a lazy, slacker samurai with big dreams. He lives with his mother, who thinks highly of him. He lays around the house, sneakily looks at Edo-period pornography without his mother noticing, naps at school, but he plans to become a respectable samurai one day!
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
18.4
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 9.68 further cours
- Format continuity - Format (ONA) matches prior mainline entries
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 52,001 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo has a 18/100 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 Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo be renewed?
- Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo currently scores 18 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 Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo's renewal probability?
- Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo's CourScore is 18 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 116 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 357 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 70 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 154 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 543 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 241 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 299 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.36 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,523 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 736 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 52,001 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.13 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 167 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.42 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |