Aliases
Hataraku Onii-san! No 2!, Working Buddies! 2, 働くお兄さん! の2!, Hataraku Oniisan! no 2!, 働くお兄さん！の2！, Working Buddies! No 2!, Working Buddies! 2!
S8SUMMER 2018TV_SHORT
Part of this franchise
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
50.9
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 - Tomovies has no other concurrent active productions
- Format continuity - Format (TV_SHORT) matches prior mainline entries
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 605 likes / 614 reactions on recent episodes
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 & Commercial45
Production Feasibility64
Audience Reception61
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement41
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 01:29 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Working Buddies! 2 renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Working Buddies! 2 getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Working Buddies! 2 has a 51% 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 Working Buddies! 2 be renewed?
- Working Buddies! 2 currently scores 51 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 Working Buddies! 2's renewal probability?
- Working Buddies! 2's CourScore is 51 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
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 60 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,429 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 606 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 50 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 62 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 355 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,726 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.06 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 2,613 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 4,319 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,096 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 252 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.17 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 13,199 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 462 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 343,778 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 505 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 351 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.43 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 960 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.4 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 60 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 682 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 56,091 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 270 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 173 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 17,056 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |