A short film of a fire demon called "Bobo-kun," eating one piece of coal after another. This character would later be re-used as Calcifer, who appears in Howl's Moving Castle.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Franchise timeline
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
11.1
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: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Titles like this rarely return - 24 years with no new entry: of films (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Ghibli) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 2%, below the catalogue average of 14%
- Favourite base strength - 2 cross-platform favourites
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
Bobo-kun renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Bobo-kun getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Bobo-kun has a 11/100 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 Bobo-kun be renewed?
- Bobo-kun currently scores 11 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 Bobo-kun's renewal probability?
- Bobo-kun's CourScore is 11 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 34 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,590 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,972 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.49 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.06 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |