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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
Jul 28, 2026, 02:08 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
41.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 89,621 likes / 89,976 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Masatsune Noguchi has no other concurrent active productions
- MAL community size - 593 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial44
Production Feasibility40
Audience Reception47
Strategic Priors23
Fandom Engagement53
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 02:08 PM
Next scheduledin 21 hours
Renewal FAQ
Bakutsuri Bar Hunter renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Bakutsuri Bar Hunter getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Bakutsuri Bar Hunter has a 42% 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 Bakutsuri Bar Hunter be renewed?
- Bakutsuri Bar Hunter currently scores 42 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 Bakutsuri Bar Hunter's renewal probability?
- Bakutsuri Bar Hunter's CourScore is 42 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.
Latest signals
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 148 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 17 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 355 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 89,621 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 286 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 9,032 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 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 |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 6 | Jul 21, 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 |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 72 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 51 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 303 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 524 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.02 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 95 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 354 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 15 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 177 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.59 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 778 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 62 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |