Aliases
I'll Be Number 1!, Monkey Turn, モンキーターン, Default, Synonym, Japanese
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Monkey Turn
モンキーターン
Based on Kawai Katsutoshi's manga of the same name, published in Weekly Shounen Sunday, Monkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing. The anime's protagonist, Tadano Kenji, is too short to follow his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, but his baseball coach recommends him to boat racing. One day Tadano-san unexpectedly meets his old girlfriend and they exchange promises: in return for her being faithful to him, he is charged with becoming Japan's best racer within three years. The eponymous "Monkey Turn" is a boat maneuver Kenji-san thought up while visiting his girlfriend. The Monkey Turn gives Kenji quite the advantage over other boaters, but is it enough for him become the best?
(Source: AniDB)
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Jun 3, 2026, 10:26 PM
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CourScore
35.3
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 66.1
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~429 followers
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (OLM, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, VAP…) historically renew 4% of productions
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial40
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception66
Strategic Priors19
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 4,730 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,075 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 902 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 11,680,086 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 236 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,564 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.79 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 18 | Feb 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 203 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.5 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.28 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 60 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 908 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 17 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.03 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |