Aliases
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi OVA, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVA, Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi OVA, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness, 史上最強の弟子 ケンイチ OVA, Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi: Yami no Shuugeki
SPRING 2012OVA
Part of this franchise
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
28.6
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: Medium • Updated 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Estimated material for 18.55 further cours
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 76.4
- Cohort rating percentile - 90th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial55
Production Feasibility56
Audience Reception72
Strategic Priors50
Fandom Engagement54
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:15 AM
Next scheduledin 12 hours
Renewal FAQ
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness has a 29/100 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 Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness be renewed?
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness currently scores 29 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 Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness's renewal probability?
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness's CourScore is 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 124 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 11,539 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 221 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 677 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 340 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 28 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,020 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,122 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.81 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,040 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 62,966 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 13,140 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 6,267 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 583 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 61 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.99 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 4,358 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 956 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 160,707 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 223 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,488 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.79 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 12,121 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.8 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 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 | 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 |