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
Aug 31, 2026, 02:15 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.4
- Key staff availability - Director Shunji Ooga has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 392 likes / 404 reactions on recent episodes
Source material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
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 20% 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 Mankatsu be renewed?
- Mankatsu currently scores 20 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 Mankatsu's renewal probability?
- Mankatsu's CourScore is 20 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,018 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.39 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 392 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 17 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 233 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 892 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,063 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,593 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 247 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 14 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 36 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,742 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.26 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 816 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |