Aliases
Project Itoh, L'Impero dei Cadaveri, Shisha no Teikoku, The Empire of Corpses, 屍者の帝国, Project Itoh: The Empire of Corpses
FALL 2015MOVIE
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
The story takes place in 19th century Europe and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
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Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
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
30.3
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 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 541,913 views
- Favourite base strength - 232 cross-platform favourites
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Kansai TV, KYORAKU, WIT STUDIO) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 22%, above the catalogue average of 14%
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial66
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception56
Strategic Priors50
Fandom Engagement33
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
Next scheduledin 17 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Empire of Corpses renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Empire of Corpses getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Empire of Corpses has a 30/100 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 Empire of Corpses be renewed?
- The Empire of Corpses currently scores 30 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 Empire of Corpses's renewal probability?
- The Empire of Corpses's CourScore is 30 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 | 65 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 232 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 23,578 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 964 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 78,576 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 18 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 7,823 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,774 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.38 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,311 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 92,144 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 46,055 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.77 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,794 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,442 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 19 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 34 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 4,119 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,331 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 340,850 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 51 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 281 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.53 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 34,244 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 43 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 31,985 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,847 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 3,596 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 541,913 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |