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, Default, Monkey Punch: Manga Katsudou Daishashin, Synonym, Japanese, French, Monkey Punch: Mankatsu, モンキー・パンチ漫画活動大写真
Mankatsu
Monkey Punch Manga Katsudou Dai Shashin
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
Jun 4, 2026, 12:07 AM
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Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 66.6
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~483 followers
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (WOWOW, TMS Entertainment) historically renew 6% of productions
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
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 240 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,561 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,001 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 17 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.2 | May 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 973 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 10 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 229 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.03 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |