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Four former heroes live quiet, reincarnated lives in present day Kyoto, but their idyllic lives are shattered when a precocious elementary schooler who is a reincarnated demon king they once defeated shows up and starts making some serious demands!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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
12.6
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 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Gokumi, flying DOG) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 20%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 7 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Time since finale - ~89 months since estimated air window ended
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 & Commercial28
Production Feasibility25
Audience Reception26
Strategic Priors43
Fandom Engagement37
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
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Renewal FAQ
LAIDBACKERS renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is LAIDBACKERS getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, LAIDBACKERS has a 13/100 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 LAIDBACKERS be renewed?
- LAIDBACKERS currently scores 13 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 LAIDBACKERS's renewal probability?
- LAIDBACKERS's CourScore is 13 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 | 56 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,566 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.12 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 579 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,077 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.64 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,918 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 5,864 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,449 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 224 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 402 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 141 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 16,974 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,576 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 11,680,086 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 4,730 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 248 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 25,197 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |