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
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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)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
59.3
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 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Time since finale - ~1 months since estimated air window ended
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 1,344,111 views
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial53
Production Feasibility82
Audience Reception40
Strategic Priors57
Fandom Engagement67
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduled3 hours 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 59/100 renewal signal score. 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 59 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is The World's Strongest Rearguard's renewal probability?
- The World's Strongest Rearguard's CourScore is 59 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.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 27 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 368 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 30,674 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,243 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 44,656 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 96 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 230 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 48 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 634 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,686 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.48 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 19,535 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 48,062 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 11,716 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.81 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 10,161 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 11,246 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.46 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 22,225 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 392 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 185,760 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 0.11 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 635 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,524 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.42 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,748 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 13.72 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 122 | Oct 27, 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 | 1,344,111 | Oct 27, 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 |