Aliases
Osamu Tezuka's Buddha Movie 1: The Red Desert! It's Beautiful, Buddha: The Great Departure, Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku, 手塚治虫のブッダ－赤い砂漠よ！美しく－, Osamu Tezuka. Buda, el Gran Viaje
SPRING 2011MOVIE
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In ancient India, the lives of the re plagued by drought, famine, constant warfare and the injustices of the strict caste system. The intertwining lives of many unhappy souls are drawn together by the birth of the young prince Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey, becomes Buddha, "the Enlightened One," and attempts to bring about a spiritual rebirth of the people in this desperate age.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2014, 12:00 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.
Confirmed
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 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduled12 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku getting a new season?
- Yes - Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku be renewed?
- Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku's renewal probability?
- Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku's CourScore is 100 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 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 32 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,127 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.55 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 163 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,248 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,948 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.93 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,721 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 11,201 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,639 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 271 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 465 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 317 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 73 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 15,397 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 24 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 24 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.36 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,750 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.6 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 74 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.23 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Jun 13, 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 | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 283 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 65,411 | Oct 19, 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 |