Yugioh, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters, Yugioh: Duel Monsters Battle City Special, Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special, 遊☆戯☆王 デュエルモンスターズ, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Battle City Hen
A special episode of 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters' aired in between episodes 88 and 89. Mainly narrated by Anzu, the special recaps the major events of the Battle City tournament, beginning from the Pharaoh's meeting with Ishizu, and retelling several important duels including Yugi and Seto's tag duel, and Yugi's duels against Jonouchi and Bakura, up to Jonouchi's battle with Rishid on the Battle Ship. The special ends with Anzu wishing the series a happy new year.
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 04:04 PM
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CourScore
49.5
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 74.9
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 96,321 likes / 97,690 reactions on recent episodes
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 8,929,996 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
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Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special has a 50% 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 Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special be renewed?
- Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special currently scores 50 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 Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special's renewal probability?
- Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters: Battle City Special's CourScore is 50 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
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 68 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 67 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 6,176 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.34 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,354 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,849 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 93 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 293 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 24,267 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,920 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.47 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 15,598 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 20,032 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,642 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.87 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 3,617 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 339 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 44,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 69,500 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 64 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 40 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 146 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 302,508 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 91,699 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 8,934,366 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 26 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.44 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 660 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 66 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 75 | Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 24.18 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 58 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1,257 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |