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An anime based on CAPCOM's legendary Sengoku period game: ONIMUSHA. The adaptation will have famed director Takashi Miike as the chief director of the series at animation studio Sublimation, while Shinya Sugai is directing the series. The anime will use the late prolific actor Toshiro Mifune as a model for the character Miyamoto Musashi.
The beginning of the Edo Period, Musashi is no longer a young man. He departs with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat the Genma.
(Source: Anime News Network, Netflix, edited)
The beginning of the Edo Period, Musashi is no longer a young man. He departs with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat the Genma.
(Source: Anime News Network, Netflix, edited)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 11:24 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
52.4
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 3,056,858 views
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 4,935,386 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 65.7
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial48
Production Feasibility55
Audience Reception79
Strategic Priors32
Fandom Engagement29
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 11:24 AM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Onimusha renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Onimusha getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Onimusha has a 52% 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 Onimusha be renewed?
- Onimusha currently scores 52 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 Onimusha's renewal probability?
- Onimusha's CourScore is 52 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.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 63 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 73 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 6,496 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.85 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 950 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 83 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 527 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,083 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.94 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 8,582 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 17,149 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 6,234 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,191 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 222,603 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 30,589 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 4,936,134 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 29, 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 | 0.22 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,974 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.5 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.03 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 88 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 102,360 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 3,065,829 | Sep 11, 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 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |