Aliases
Bodyguard of the Wind, Kaze no Youjinbou, Kaze no Yojimbo, 旋風の用心棒, Kaze no Youjimbo
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Kodama is a pretty intelligent tough guy investigating an incident that occurred in the small town of Kimujuku over 15 years ago. However, the local town folk have been feeling a bit uneasy since the arrival of this wandering stranger. Kodama is soon caught up in the middle of a bloody gang fight as both groups fight for overall control of the town. Amidst the fighting, shootings, and deadly alliances, will Kodama find the clues to his mystery or will he find himself face down in a body-bag?
(Source: Bandai Entertainment)
Note: Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 masterpiece, Yojimbo.
(Source: Bandai Entertainment)
Note: Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 masterpiece, Yojimbo.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 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
24.6
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 15 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 74.1
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Dentsu, Studio Pierrot, Bandai Entertainment) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 31%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 95th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial73
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception82
Strategic Priors62
Fandom Engagement76
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Kaze no Yojimbo renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kaze no Yojimbo getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kaze no Yojimbo has a 25/100 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 Kaze no Yojimbo be renewed?
- Kaze no Yojimbo currently scores 25 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 Kaze no Yojimbo's renewal probability?
- Kaze no Yojimbo's CourScore is 25 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 | 65 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 32 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,760 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.24 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 58 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,333 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 15 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 84 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,478 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,155 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.63 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 59 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,215 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 17,900 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 11,250 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.81 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 69,083 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 992 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 84 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 26,285 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 11,015 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 987,142 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.16 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 3,348 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.9 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 12.04 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |