Dark Side Cat, a mysterious stray cat, dashes throughout the night city in punk clothing and plays pranks on humans he dislikes. He plays a game of cat and mouse with the city council, known as the "Stray Cat Hunt".
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 01:14 PM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2011, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Ankoku Cat renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Ankoku Cat getting a new season?
- Yes - Ankoku Cat has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Ankoku Cat be renewed?
- Ankoku Cat has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Ankoku Cat's renewal probability?
- Ankoku Cat's CourScore is 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,569 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 159 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,785 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 80 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 12,590 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.22 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.07 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 170 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,574 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 50 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 601 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.24 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 393 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 893 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 57.1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |