Aliases
Soul Buster, 侍灵演武, Shi Ling Yanwu, 侍霊演武[ソウルバスター], 侍霊演武[ソウルバスター] 将星乱
S1FALL 2016TV_SHORT
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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)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:24 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
13.6
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 15 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Pierrot, MAGES.) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 33%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Titles like this rarely return - 10 years with no new entry: of short series (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 54.8
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial42
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception18
Strategic Priors53
Fandom Engagement30
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:24 AM
Next scheduledin 9 hours
Renewal FAQ
Soul Buster renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Soul Buster getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Soul Buster has a 14/100 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 Soul Buster be renewed?
- Soul Buster currently scores 14 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 Soul Buster's renewal probability?
- Soul Buster's CourScore is 14 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 | 50 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,691 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.04 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 738 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 53 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,200 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,730 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 55.74 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 47 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 8,832 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 22,538 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 7,788 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.81 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 5,831 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,026 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 12 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,522 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 28 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.34 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 3,576 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.2 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 57 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.32 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 3,515 | Aug 13, 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 |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 172 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 95,762 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | 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 |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 106,215 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |