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
Aug 30, 2026, 01:49 PM
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Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
41.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 40,093 likes / 41,043 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Hayao Miyazaki has no other concurrent active productions
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.
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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 41% 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 Bobo-kun be renewed?
- Bobo-kun currently scores 41 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 Bobo-kun's renewal probability?
- Bobo-kun's CourScore is 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 65 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 3, 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 |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 6,585 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,950 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.49 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.06 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,940 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |