Aliases
Kemono Friends Episode 12.1, Bonus Area, Kemono Friends: Basuteki, けものフレンズ 12.1話「ばすてき」, Kemono Friends: Bus-teki, Kemono Friends: Bus-like
S33SPRING 2017ONA
Part of this franchise
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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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
49.4
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 days ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 2,727,814 views
- Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 4,537,980 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 69.3
Runway
Low
Source runway looks tight, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Financial & Commercial46
Production Feasibility39
Audience Reception79
Strategic Priors49
Fandom Engagement24
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 04:06 PM
Next scheduled10 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Kemono Friends: Basuteki renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kemono Friends: Basuteki getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kemono Friends: Basuteki has a 49% 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 Kemono Friends: Basuteki be renewed?
- Kemono Friends: Basuteki currently scores 49 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 Kemono Friends: Basuteki's renewal probability?
- Kemono Friends: Basuteki's CourScore is 49 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 | 62 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,240 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 31 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 769 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 3,582 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 19 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 621 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,990 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.41 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 17 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,756 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 6,196 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,001 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 291 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 235 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.44 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 118,482 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 42,872 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 4,538,173 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 3,819 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 7,368 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.53 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,121 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.2 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 67 | 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 | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 11,680,086 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 4,730 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 42,764 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 2,728,217 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 7,378 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |