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』
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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
Jul 27, 2026, 08:19 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
40.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Key staff availability - Director Satoshi Katou has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 57.2
- MAL community size - 6,700 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial38
Production Feasibility38
Audience Reception57
Strategic Priors38
Fandom Engagement19
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 27, 2026, 08:19 AM
Next scheduled4 hours ago
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 40% renewal probability. 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 40 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Lupin III: Return of Pycal's renewal probability?
- Lupin III: Return of Pycal's CourScore is 40 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-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 95,860 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.67 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 55 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,321 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.46 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.26 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,128 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Apr 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Mar 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 6,988 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 157 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,731 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,104 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 53 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,462 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 732 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,365 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | 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 |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |