Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seishi Ikken, Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death, Thunderbolt Fantasy: 生死一劍
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seishi Ikken
2017Viewing(×﹏×)Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers -The Finale-
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki - Saishuushou
2025(×﹏×)Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 4
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki 4
2024ConfirmedThunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 3
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki 3
2021ConfirmedThunderbolt Fantasy - Bewitching Melody of the West
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seiyuu Genka
2019(×﹏×)Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki 2
2018ConfirmedThunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki
2016Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
30.0
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 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- JP domestic platform breadth (JustWatch) - Available on 2 JP domestic platform(s): FOD, U-NEXT
- Official social silence (negative signal) - Official JP account active (last post 45d ago)
- Reddit discussion momentum - 14 weekly Reddit threads, compared with current activity
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death 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 Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death be renewed?
- Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death 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 Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death's renewal probability?
- Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death'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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,661 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 11 | 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 | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 18 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,455 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,654 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.07 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 34 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.02 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,158 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.8 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 446 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 273 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.59 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 118 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 48.4 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 47,867 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 5 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 45 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 468 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 59,957 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |