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A series of animated shorts centered on the fictional polar bear and main character of the same name.
Each three-minute episode focuses on the bear's curiosity and have many moments of slapstick. Bernard never speaks with the exception of unintelligible noises.
Bernard is accompanied in the cartoons by a few other characters: Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, Goliat(h) the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.
He usually gets knocked unconscious or severely injured at the end of an episode, due to some calamity caused by his bumbling.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Each three-minute episode focuses on the bear's curiosity and have many moments of slapstick. Bernard never speaks with the exception of unintelligible noises.
Bernard is accompanied in the cartoons by a few other characters: Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, Goliat(h) the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.
He usually gets knocked unconscious or severely injured at the end of an episode, due to some calamity caused by his bumbling.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
21.2
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,153,141 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 57.4
- MAL community size - 2,044 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
Runway
Anime original
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.
Financial & Commercial33
Production Feasibility40
Audience Reception64
Strategic Priors38
Fandom Engagement32
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Bernard renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Bernard getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Bernard has a 21/100 renewal signal score. 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 Bernard be renewed?
- Bernard currently scores 21 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Bernard's renewal probability?
- Bernard's CourScore is 21 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 signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 52 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 704 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 23 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 923 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 58 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 73 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 202 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 10,683 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 62.89 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,658 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,373 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 310 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.21 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 1,923 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.17 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 14,566 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 8,465 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,153,141 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.87 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,338 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 59.4 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 56 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.17 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 68 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |