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.
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 08:22 PM
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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 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 53,801 likes / 54,252 reactions on recent episodes
- Production pipeline confidence - In active production
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 253,786 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 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 88 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 4,981 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,288 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.66 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 104 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 27 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 26 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 27 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.15 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 89 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 451 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 53,929 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 6,608 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,116 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 253,832 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |