Aliases
Bakutsuri Bar Hunter, 爆釣バーハンター, Default, Japanese, バクツリーバーハンター
S184FALL 2018TV
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Bakutsuri Bar Hunter
爆釣バーハンター
The anime will center on the elementary school student Totta, who loves to fish. One day a bar soul named Potepen appears from the barcode on Totta's bag of potato chips. Together, Totta and Potepen use a special "Bakutsuri" bar rod item to fish for other bar souls.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 11:27 PM
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
22.3
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Toei Animation, Studio Gallop) historically renew 1% of productions
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 25.5
- Time since finale - ~91 months since estimated air window ended
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial29
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception26
Strategic Priors11
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJun 3, 2026, 11:27 PM
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 93 | Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 15 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 518 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 172 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 51 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 397 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 61 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.24 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |