金庸系列-笑傲江湖, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Xiao Ao Jianghu, 笑傲江湖, New Smiling Proud Wanderer, 新笑傲江湖, Swordsman, State of Divinity
The story's initial development revolves around a coveted martial arts manual known as the Bixie Swordplay Manual. The manual has been passed down as an heirloom in the Lin family, who runs the Fuwei Escort Agency based in Fuzhou. Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, leads his followers to massacre the Lins and seize the manual for himself but does not find it. Lin Pingzhi, the sole survivor of the Lin family, is rescued by Yue Buqun, head of the Mount Hua Sect, one of the members of the Five Mountains Sword Sects Alliance. Yue Buqun accepts Lin Pingzhi as a student and trains him in swordplay.
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Jul 28, 2026, 10:16 AM
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Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
30.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 5 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 53,464 likes / 53,915 reactions on recent episodes
- Production pipeline confidence - In active production
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 253,565 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Source material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 30% until confirmed evidence lands.
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Xiao Ao Jianghu renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Xiao Ao Jianghu getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Xiao Ao Jianghu has a 30% 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 Xiao Ao Jianghu be renewed?
- Xiao Ao Jianghu 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Xiao Ao Jianghu's renewal probability?
- Xiao Ao Jianghu'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-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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,226 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.69 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 27 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,116 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 451 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 87 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 253,565 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 4,973 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 53,464 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 6,608 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 89 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |