Aliases
The World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker, Sekai Saikyou no Kouei: Meikyuukoku no Shinjin Tansakusha, 世界最強の後衛 ～迷宮国の新人探索者～, กองหลังที่แกร่งที่สุดในโลก -นักสำรวจหน้าใหม่ ณ แดนเขาวงกต-, World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker, The World's Strongest Rearguard
S1SUMMER 2026TVNext airing Sep 6, 2026
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After a fatal accident, overworked office worker Arihito Atobe is reborn in the Labyrinth Country as a Seeker with the rare Rearguard class—an all-purpose support role that excels in attack, defense, and healing. Joined by a fierce demi-human mercenary and his former boss, Arihito dives into deadly dungeons and rises through the ranks. The adventure of the strongest support class begins!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
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Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 03:36 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
58.1
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 1,328,256 views
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 54,595 likes / 56,226 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial57
Production Feasibility63
Audience Reception62
Strategic Priors55
Fandom Engagement39
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:36 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
The World's Strongest Rearguard renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The World's Strongest Rearguard getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The World's Strongest Rearguard has a 58% 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 The World's Strongest Rearguard be renewed?
- The World's Strongest Rearguard currently scores 58 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 The World's Strongest Rearguard's renewal probability?
- The World's Strongest Rearguard'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.
Latest signals
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 5 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 55 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 291 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 26,172 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,103 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 44,129 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 11 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 103 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 44 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 21 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 486 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,803 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.31 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 36,631 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 12,295 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.22 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 7,025 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 20,804 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.58 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 21,096 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 420 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 161,014 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 7.24 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 122 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.02 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 5,533 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.3 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 15.48 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 649 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 20 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 0 | Aug 1, 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 views | GLOBAL | 1,332,146 | Sep 8, 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 |