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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
Jul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
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
44.0
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 - 12,276 likes / 12,345 reactions on recent episodes
- Key staff availability - Director Chie Yamashiro has no other concurrent active productions
- Production pipeline confidence - In active production
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial34
Production Feasibility64
Audience Reception54
Strategic Priors33
Fandom Engagement19
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
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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 44% 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 Pan Dorobou be renewed?
- Pan Dorobou currently scores 44 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 Pan Dorobou's renewal probability?
- Pan Dorobou's CourScore is 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 69 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 36 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 162 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 12,276 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 578 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 86 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 5,455 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 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 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.72 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 3,167 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.91 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.56 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 49 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,157 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 114 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.85 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 414 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 113 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |