Aliases
Soul Buster, 侍灵演武, Default, Synonym, Shi Ling Yanwu, Japanese, 侍霊演武[ソウルバスター], English, 侍霊演武[ソウルバスター] 将星乱
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Soul Buster
侍灵演武
An adaptation of author Bai Mao's Chinese novel series based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Keishuu, China. The history books say that in the era of the Three Kingdoms, this land was a place of never-ending war. A young high school boy, Sonshin, who hates his city's history, is troubled by a certain dream. When he wakes up from the dream, strange things begin to happen one after another, and without understanding what's going on, he suddenly finds himself facing Gien, one of the generals from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, who's trying to kill him! Just before Gien's blade strikes home, a mysterious beautiful woman appears in front of Sonshin. What trials await Sonshin?
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Keishuu, China. The history books say that in the era of the Three Kingdoms, this land was a place of never-ending war. A young high school boy, Sonshin, who hates his city's history, is troubled by a certain dream. When he wakes up from the dream, strange things begin to happen one after another, and without understanding what's going on, he suddenly finds himself facing Gien, one of the generals from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, who's trying to kill him! Just before Gien's blade strikes home, a mysterious beautiful woman appears in front of Sonshin. What trials await Sonshin?
(Source: Crunchyroll)
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Jun 3, 2026, 10:43 PM
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36.9
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 minutes ago
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- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~3,033 followers
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 53.7
- Time since finale - ~115 months since estimated air window ended
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Financial & Commercial48
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception54
Strategic Priors28
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 4 | Mar 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,572 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 19 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 49 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 8,790 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,342 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,013 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 7,746 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 106,215 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 106,215 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.2 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,190 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 55.74 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.55 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |