Shen Mue, Shenmuu, Shenmue: The Movie, シェンムー・ザ・ムービー
Using scenes from the original SEGA Dreamcast game plus some extra made for the movie, Shenmue: the Movie details the events of the first game. After Ryo's father is murdered and a mysterious mirror taken, Ryo sets himself on a quest for revenge.
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 11:14 PM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
44.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 4,019 likes / 4,050 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Yuu Suzuki has no other concurrent active productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 58.2
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Shenmue: The Movie renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Shenmue: The Movie getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Shenmue: The Movie has a 45% 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 Shenmue: The Movie be renewed?
- Shenmue: The Movie currently scores 45 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 Shenmue: The Movie's renewal probability?
- Shenmue: The Movie's CourScore is 45 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 860 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 31 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 4,019 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 96 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 60 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 229 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,559 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.57 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,184 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,993 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,202 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.9 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 4,526 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 410 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 3,996 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 389 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 74,161 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.17 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 402 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.64 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 3 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |