Aliases
The Bread Thief, Pan Dorobou, パンどろぼう, PANDOROBO
S1FALL 2026TV_SHORTNext airing Oct 30, 2026
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airing
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Kadokawa announced on June 9th, 2025 that Keiko Shibata's Pan Dorobou (Bread Thief) picture book will have an anime adaptation. The announcement did not reveal the anime's format. The picture books center on a piece of bread that also steals bread from bakeries in the city.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
41.7
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 16 hours ago
Top reasons
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 1,312,183 views
- Premiere-night comment velocity (Niconico) - 82.9 comments/hour on latest episode (Niconico)
- Production pipeline confidence - Currently releasing
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial25
Production Feasibility65
Audience Reception47
Strategic Priors40
Fandom Engagement28
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Next scheduledin 8 hours
Renewal FAQ
Pan Dorobou renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Pan Dorobou getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Pan Dorobou has a 42/100 renewal signal score. 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 Pan Dorobou be renewed?
- Pan Dorobou currently scores 42 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Pan Dorobou's renewal probability?
- Pan Dorobou's CourScore is 42 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 signal score 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 | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 551 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 635 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 74 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 185 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 127 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 85 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,187 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.56 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 547 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 218 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.72 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 86 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 245 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.91 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 18,908 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 243 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 161,023 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 82.93 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon manga | oricon manga rank | JP | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon manga | oricon manga weeks | JP | 6 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 264 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 2,498 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 122 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.35 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 9,602 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,312,183 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |