Monster Strike 2016, Monster Strike, Monster Strike the Animation, モンスターストライク
The protagonist, Ren Homura, returns to the town of Kaminohara, where he once lived. But did he really live in this place before? A nagging feeling tugs at his memories. Meanwhile, a strange game is forcefully installed onto his smartphone - a game called Monster Strike. A gauntlet of battles await him. Through the fierce fighting, he pieces together his scattered memories while uncovering the truth of the game. He's supported by his companions: Aoi Mizusawa, Akira Kagetsuki, and Minami Wakaba. Together they take a step into the unknown, unsuspecting of the secrets hidden below the surface...
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 11:26 PM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2016, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Monster Strike the Animation
Monster Strike
2015ViewingConfirmedMonster Strike the Anime 2nd Season
Monster Strike 2
2017ConfirmedMonster Strike the Animation: The Fading Cosmos
Monster Strike: Kieyuku Uchuu-hen
2017(×﹏×)Monster Strike The Movie
MONSTER STRIKE THE MOVIE: Hajimari no Basho e
2016ConfirmedMonster Strike: Winter Special - Rain of Memories
Monster Strike: Rain of Memories
2016ConfirmedMonster Strike the Animation: An Encore and Continuance - Pandora's Box
Monster Strike: Zoku Saishuu-wa Pandora no Hako
2016Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 18 hours ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Hibari has no other concurrent active productions
- Format continuity - Format (ONA) matches prior mainline entries
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 6,072,511 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Monster Strike the Animation renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Monster Strike the Animation getting a new season?
- Yes - Monster Strike the Animation has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Monster Strike the Animation be renewed?
- Monster Strike the Animation has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Monster Strike the Animation's renewal probability?
- Monster Strike the Animation's CourScore is 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 11,610 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.09 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 78 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 102 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 281 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 393 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 15 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 6,495 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.54 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.25 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 4,549 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 474 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 5.82 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 56 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 59 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,749 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 26,258 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,344 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 60 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 307 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 118,047 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 38 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 64 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,489 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 11,670 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 9 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 6,476 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 68 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 39,054 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 6,072,511 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 160 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 63 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 267 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 140,117 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |