Aliases
DOGS, Dogs: Bullets and Carnage, Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, ドッグズ／バレッツ＆カーネイジ
SPRING 2009OVA
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In a future European city, Mihai Mihaeroff, a former assassin; Badou Nails, a chain-smoking one-eyed mercenary; Fuyumine Naoto, a katana-wielding female orphan; and Heine Rammsteiner, a genetically altered albino gunman, ply their deadly trades on the streets and in the underground.
Note: The first anime volume shipped in Japan with the fourth volume of Miwa's Dogs: Bullets & Carnage manga on May 19, 2009. The second anime volume shipped with the Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark manga volume on July 17, 2009.
Note: The first anime volume shipped in Japan with the fourth volume of Miwa's Dogs: Bullets & Carnage manga on May 19, 2009. The second anime volume shipped with the Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark manga volume on July 17, 2009.
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
21.4
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 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (david production) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 29%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 65th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial52
Production Feasibility54
Audience Reception42
Strategic Priors52
Fandom Engagement54
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Next scheduledin 15 hours
Renewal FAQ
Dogs: Bullets & Carnage renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Dogs: Bullets & Carnage getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage 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 Dogs: Bullets & Carnage be renewed?
- Dogs: Bullets & Carnage 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 Dogs: Bullets & Carnage's renewal probability?
- Dogs: Bullets & Carnage'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 | 68 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 9,437 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.9 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 62 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 178 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 47,001 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 78 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,265 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 76,110 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,141 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.73 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 101 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 39,073 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 64,614 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 21,129 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.05 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 39,136 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,068 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 22,300 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -21.2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.18 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 36 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 44 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 12 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,665 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 41 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.57 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 14,610 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 68 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.78 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 4 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |