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* Based on a game by CAPCOM
“Movie Land” is a world where movie characters were real. There was en evil syndicate, Jado, they altered the movie contents at their own will, and they tried to rule the people in the real world by showing the modified movie to them.
One day, Joe went to the theater with his lover Silvia to watch a hero movie, “Captain Blue”. However, the movie ended with a tragedy no one expected. “Captain Blue” was helplessly beaten by the evil syndicate Jado. Then, the leader of Jado declared that they would conquer the real world, and they took Silvia into the screen.
To take her back, Joe turns into a super hero to battle against them. In the world of “Movie Land”, now begins the beautiful battle of Viewtiful Joe.
(Source: AniDB)
“Movie Land” is a world where movie characters were real. There was en evil syndicate, Jado, they altered the movie contents at their own will, and they tried to rule the people in the real world by showing the modified movie to them.
One day, Joe went to the theater with his lover Silvia to watch a hero movie, “Captain Blue”. However, the movie ended with a tragedy no one expected. “Captain Blue” was helplessly beaten by the evil syndicate Jado. Then, the leader of Jado declared that they would conquer the real world, and they took Silvia into the screen.
To take her back, Joe turns into a super hero to battle against them. In the world of “Movie Land”, now begins the beautiful battle of Viewtiful Joe.
(Source: AniDB)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 02:37 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
52.9
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 - 277,638 likes / 278,465 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.2
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 2,722,407 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial57
Production Feasibility46
Audience Reception75
Strategic Priors34
Fandom Engagement30
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:37 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Viewtiful Joe renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Viewtiful Joe getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Viewtiful Joe has a 53% 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 Viewtiful Joe be renewed?
- Viewtiful Joe currently scores 53 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 Viewtiful Joe's renewal probability?
- Viewtiful Joe's CourScore is 53 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
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 62 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 36 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,114 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 4.64 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 38 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 827 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 277,638 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 79 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 33 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 51 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,059 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,929 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.48 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 7,008 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 13,259 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,282 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.12 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 4,712 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 708 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 91,418 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 10,890 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,722,407 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 86 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 22 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.05 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 215 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.8 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.52 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 157 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 11,788 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 11,788 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |