Aliases
Kiku and the Wolf, Kiku-chan to Ookami, キクちゃんとオオカミ, Kikuchan to Okami, Sensou Douwa 8, '08戦争童話 キクちゃんとオオカミ
S17SUMMER 2008SPECIAL
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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.
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 03:19 PM
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
46.6
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Format continuity - Format (SPECIAL) matches prior mainline entries
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 40,387 likes / 41,005 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Masae Ootake has no other concurrent active productions
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial43
Production Feasibility52
Audience Reception50
Strategic Priors36
Fandom Engagement54
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 03:19 PM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Kiku-chan to Ookami renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kiku-chan to Ookami getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kiku-chan to Ookami has a 47% 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 Kiku-chan to Ookami be renewed?
- Kiku-chan to Ookami currently scores 47 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 Kiku-chan to Ookami's renewal probability?
- Kiku-chan to Ookami's CourScore is 47 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 | 51 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 252 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 621 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,473 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 69 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 67 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 313 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 773 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 320 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.47 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 61,291 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 44 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 34 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 338 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.16 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 107 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 61.4 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 61 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 10 | Jun 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |