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An aggressive and martial arts-devoted mantis kicks cans and hunts down cicadas, bringing havoc into the life of a couple of humans. This personal opus by Shintaro Kishimoto, now steady collaborator of Production I.G's 3D crew, won the prestigious Ofuji Award in 2005.
(Source: Production I.G)
(Source: Production I.G)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 03:01 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
46.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 26,250 likes / 26,751 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Shintarou Kishimoto has no other concurrent active productions
- Google Trends - Search interest relative to cohort
Runway
Anime original
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.
Financial & Commercial42
Production Feasibility63
Audience Reception48
Strategic Priors35
Fandom Engagement26
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 03:01 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Tough Guy! renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Tough Guy! getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Tough Guy! has a 46% renewal probability. 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 Tough Guy! be renewed?
- Tough Guy! currently scores 46 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Tough Guy!'s renewal probability?
- Tough Guy!'s CourScore is 46 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-updated probability 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 | 47 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 379 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 502 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 26,354 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 36 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 59 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 157 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 426 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 425 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 857 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 301 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.55 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 8,952 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 39 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 50 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 55 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.75 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 266 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 142 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,763 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 166 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 46 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |