Aliases
Hataraku Onii-san!, Working Buddies!, 働くお兄さん!, Hataraku Oniisan!
S5WINTER 2018TV_SHORT
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The story centers around the cheerful calico Tapio Chatorazawa and the pessimistic Russian blue Kuehiko Roshihara. The two study in the same college, and also work together on various odd jobs.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 02:31 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2018, 12:00 AM.
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.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 6 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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 & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 02:31 PM
Next scheduled5 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Working Buddies! renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Working Buddies! getting a new season?
- Yes - Working Buddies! has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Working Buddies! be renewed?
- Working Buddies! has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Working Buddies!'s renewal probability?
- Working Buddies!'s CourScore is 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 20 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 895 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 126 | Jul 22, 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 |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 24 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 59 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,190 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.42 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.13 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,709 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 10,455 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.02 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.98 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 90 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 599 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.78 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 874 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 293,705 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,466 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 31,395 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 918,717 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 9,455 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 733 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,281 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 29 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,045 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |