Aliases
Rupan Sansei: Ikiteita Majutsushi, Lupin III: Return of the Magician, Lupin III: ~ The Living Magician ~ Return of Pycal, Lupin III: il ritorno di Pycal, Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi, Lupin III: Return of Pycal, ルパン三世『生きていた魔術師』
SPRING 2002OVA
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Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical abilities, is determined to take revenge.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 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
16.7
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 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (NTV Music, Tokyo Movie, Discotek…) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 25%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Committee collaboration history - Titles sharing at least two committee members: 27 of 73 have a catalogued successor (37%), compared with 14% across the catalogue
- Titles like this rarely return - 24 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial48
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception31
Strategic Priors56
Fandom Engagement40
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
Lupin III: Return of Pycal renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Lupin III: Return of Pycal getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Lupin III: Return of Pycal has a 17/100 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 Lupin III: Return of Pycal be renewed?
- Lupin III: Return of Pycal currently scores 17 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 Lupin III: Return of Pycal's renewal probability?
- Lupin III: Return of Pycal's CourScore is 17 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 | 53 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,363 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.57 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,389 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 98,441 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Apr 2, 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 | 736 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,813 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.26 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,127 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 7,043 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,487 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.15 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,477 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 161 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 67 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 140 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.46 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,143 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 58.7 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 54 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.75 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |