Mankatsu, Monkey Punch: Manga Great Moving Picture, Monkey Punch Manga Katsudou Dai Shashin, モンキー・パンチ 漫画活動大写真, Monkey Punch: Manga Katsudou Daishashin, Monkey Punch: Mankatsu, モンキー・パンチ漫画活動大写真
It's an animated variety show featuring the works of Monkey Punch that aired on WOWOW with the episodes being 52 minutes long. 12 episodes were aired between July 31, 2004 to June 25, 2005 and received a DVD exclusive 15 minute long special called Crime Mate.
Each episode is divided into Mini Stage lasting 15 minutes and Grand Stage lasting 30 minutes mixed with 60 second segments. The Lupin characters appear in small 60 second segments called The Lupin Gang however they are voiceless as it relies on visual gags, they also appear in the Mankatsu Monkey segments featuring a monkey that only says "Mankatsu".
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 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
15.6
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: Medium • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (WOWOW, TMS Entertainment) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 24%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 67th percentile within season cohort
- Titles like this rarely return - 22 years with no new entry: of series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
The recorded adaptation appears close to the available source. Films or original continuations may still be possible.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Mankatsu renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Mankatsu getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Mankatsu has a 16/100 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 Mankatsu be renewed?
- Mankatsu currently scores 16 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 Mankatsu's renewal probability?
- Mankatsu's CourScore is 16 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,028 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.39 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 543 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 17 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 236 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 900 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,080 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,599 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 250 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 14 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 36 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,750 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.26 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 824 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 55 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.53 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |