Mushishi Zoku Shou Specials, Mushishi: Path of Thorns, Mushishi: Path of Overgrowth, Mushishi: La Voie des Broussailles, Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi, MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns, 蟲師 続章「棘のみち」, 蟲師 続章 棘のみち, Mushishi Zoku Shou Special, Mushi-shi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi, Mushishi Zoku Shou Episode 11 and 12, Mushishi Next Passage: Path of Thorns, 蟲師 続章, Mushi-shi Path of Thorns
Adapts "Odoro no Michi" (Path of Thorns) manga chapters.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2014, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns
Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi
2014ViewingConfirmedMUSHI-SHI Special: Bell Droplets
Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Suzu no Shizuku
2015(×﹏×)MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage
Mushishi Zoku Shou
2014ConfirmedMUSHI-SHI The Next Passage 2
Mushishi Zoku Shou 2
2014ConfirmedMUSHI-SHI OVA
Mushishi: Hihamukage
2014ConfirmedMUSHI-SHI
Mushishi
2005Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
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: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns getting a new season?
- Yes - MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns be renewed?
- MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns 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 MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns's renewal probability?
- MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage Special - Path of Thorns's CourScore is 100 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 | 82 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 243 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 28,660 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,371 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,689 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 88 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 10,188 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 717 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.54 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 74,457 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 112,375 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 33,629 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,717 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.13 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.71 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 18,922 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 84.2 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 87 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.12 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |