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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
51.0
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: High • Updated 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (MOVIE) matches prior mainline entries
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 63.7
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~859 followers
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
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 51/100 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 Monkey King: Hero Is Back be renewed?
- Monkey King: Hero Is Back currently scores 51 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 Monkey King: Hero Is Back's renewal probability?
- Monkey King: Hero Is Back's CourScore is 51 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 | 58 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,016 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 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 | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 280 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 6,693 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.49 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 75 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,543 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,345 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,410 | Oct 26, 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 | 186 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.89 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 237 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 36 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 10,700 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 82 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 127 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.47 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 2,717 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 67 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 62 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 72 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |