Aliases
国王游戏, Ousama Game The Animation, King's Game, 王様ゲーム The Animation, Ou-sama Game, King's Game The Animation, King's Game: The Animation
S1FALL 2017TV
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The story begins when an entire high school class of 32 people receive a message on their cellphones from a person known only as the "King." The messages contain orders that the students must obey, or they risk the punishment of death. With their lives on the line, the students soon find out that the orders are getting more and more extreme as time goes on.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 08:31 PM
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
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 21 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~66,081 followers
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 846,914 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~108,738 users
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneSource material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
Financial & Commercial57
Production Feasibility20
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors29
Fandom Engagement34
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 27, 2026, 08:31 PM
Next scheduledin 3 hours
Renewal FAQ
King's Game renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is King's Game getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, King's Game has a 20% 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 King's Game be renewed?
- King's Game currently scores 20 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 King's Game's renewal probability?
- King's Game's CourScore is 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.37 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 13,009 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 40,957 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,539 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 83,314 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 42 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 846,914 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.4 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 720 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 58 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,236 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,326 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,627 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 46 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 15 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 605 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 115 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 542 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 32,585 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 49.32 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 66,439 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.62 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 15,580 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 56,302 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 50.8 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 4.48 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 29 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 3,815 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 160,510 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.97 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 107,397 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 269,307 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 16,127 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |