Aliases
Hataraku Onii-san!, Working Buddies!, 働くお兄さん!, Hataraku Oniisan!
S7WINTER 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
Sep 10, 2026, 05:09 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 yesterday
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 analysedSep 10, 2026, 05:09 PM
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 59 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,214 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.78 | Aug 29, 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 | 93 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 27 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 895 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 10,502 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.13 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 107 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,301 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 9,491 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,054 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.67 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 27,942 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 21 | Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 737 | Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 20 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.98 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 31,395 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,466 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 918,742 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.42 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,705 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 64 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 58 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.32 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 5, 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 | 293,705 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 874 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 296 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 43,855 | 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 |