Aliases
Shinya! Tensai Bakabon, Late night! The Genius Bakabon, 深夜! 天才バカボン, Late Night! Genius Bakabon, 深夜！天才バカボン
S1SUMMER 2018TV
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The pinnacle of gag manga as well as one of Akatsuka Fujio’s most renowned works, “Tensai Bakabon” returns after 18 years since its last anime with Director Hosokawa Toru’s new original story!
Bakabon and his family, who made the phrase “This is how it should be” famous, are back along with the eccentric cast of Mr. Policeman, Rerere no Ojisan and Eel-Dog letting loose in a much more modern setting!
The new frontier of “Bakabon” that’ll take place in a late-night slot is about to begin, 10 years after Akatsuka Fujio’s death.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Bakabon and his family, who made the phrase “This is how it should be” famous, are back along with the eccentric cast of Mr. Policeman, Rerere no Ojisan and Eel-Dog letting loose in a much more modern setting!
The new frontier of “Bakabon” that’ll take place in a late-night slot is about to begin, 10 years after Akatsuka Fujio’s death.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 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
17.1
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Signpost) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 22%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,062,436 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 170 likes / 179 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Low
Limited source material remains; the amount needed depends on the continuation's format and adaptation pace.
Financial & Commercial37
Production Feasibility32
Audience Reception44
Strategic Priors43
Fandom Engagement33
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Late night! The Genius Bakabon renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Late night! The Genius Bakabon getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Late night! The Genius Bakabon has a 17/100 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 Late night! The Genius Bakabon be renewed?
- Late night! The Genius Bakabon currently scores 17 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 Late night! The Genius Bakabon's renewal probability?
- Late night! The Genius Bakabon's CourScore is 17 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 | 56 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,550 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 5.42 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 170 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 181 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 66 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 455 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,964 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.79 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,284 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,785 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,093 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 57 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 322 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 27 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 116,183 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,560 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,062,436 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 53 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 63 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.24 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 711 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.8 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 61 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 7.74 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,685 | Jul 16, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 1,896 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 257,516 | Oct 25, 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 |