Aliases
Kiku and the Wolf, Kiku-chan to Ookami, キクちゃんとオオカミ, Default, Synonym, Kikuchan to Okami, Sensou Douwa 8, Japanese, '08戦争童話 キクちゃんとオオカミ
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Kiku-chan to Ookami
キクちゃんとオオカミ
Kiku-chan to Okami is an adaptation of Grave of the Fireflies author Akiyuki Nosaka's short story Toshi-Oi Mesu-Okami to Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Old Mother Wolf and the Girl), which follows a girl and the wolf in the fields of WWII Manchuria who watches over her like a mother.
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Jun 3, 2026, 10:41 PM
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
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CourScore
27.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 55.6
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Shin-Ei Animation) historically renew 4% of productions
- Time since finale - ~215 months since estimated air window ended
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial26
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception56
Strategic Priors12
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 242 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 50 | May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 307 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 21 | Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 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 |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 42 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 318 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.3 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 67 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |