CUG: King of Heroes, Xi You Ji: Dasheng Guilai, Monkey King: Hero Is Back, 西游记之大圣归来, Xiyou Ji: Dasheng Guilai, Xiyouji zhi Dasheng Guilai
Legend tells of the all-powerful Monkey King, who was unmatched in combat, and walked freely through Heaven, Earth, and Hell.
After breaking some of the most important rules set by the Gods, he is imprisoned in an ice cage under the mountains, bound by the only powers able to control him.
Without the great Monkey King, darkness falls across China. While fleeing from the monsters that have attacked his village, a small boy hides in the mountains as his only place of safety, and finds a strange icy pillar bound in chains. He touches the ice, breaking the spell, and begins the events of the movie Monkey King: Hero is Back.
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 03:09 AM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
52.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Format continuity - Format (MOVIE) matches prior mainline entries
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 38,516 likes / 38,891 reactions on recent episodes
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Monkey King: Hero Is Back renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Monkey King: Hero Is Back getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Monkey King: Hero Is Back has a 52% 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 Monkey King: Hero Is Back be renewed?
- Monkey King: Hero Is Back currently scores 52 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 Monkey King: Hero Is Back's renewal probability?
- Monkey King: Hero Is Back's CourScore is 52 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 58 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,000 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 375 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 38,797 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 64 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 279 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,676 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.49 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 75 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,535 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,330 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,407 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.57 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 2,011 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 185 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.89 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 237 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 36 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,699 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 103 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.47 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,711 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 62 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 84 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |