Aliases
The Dog and The Boy, Inu to Shounen, The Dog & The Boy, 犬と少年
S1WINTER 2023ONA
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As "an experimental initiative to help ease the anime industry's labor shortage without improving working conditions" Netflix Anime Creators Base partnered with WIT Studio and AI character platform rinna to produce an anime short titled "The Dog & The Boy", using image generation technology for all of its backgrounds.
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 06:01 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.
CourScore
42.8
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 6 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 5,921 likes / 6,037 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 60.2
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~683 followers
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 & Commercial49
Production Feasibility36
Audience Reception56
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement22
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
Next scheduledin 18 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Dog & The Boy renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Dog & The Boy getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, The Dog & The Boy has a 43% 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 The Dog & The Boy be renewed?
- The Dog & The Boy currently scores 43 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 The Dog & The Boy's renewal probability?
- The Dog & The Boy's CourScore is 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.66 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 515 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 5,921 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 236 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 116 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 44 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 8,362 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 362 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 76,949 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 29 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 32 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 2 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 99 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 2,090 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 962 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 1,532 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 46 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,156 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 382 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 55.1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 294 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,515 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 467 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |