Aliases
Ahí está el cuello de botella, Sore dake ga Neck, That is the Bottleneck, それだけがネック
S1FALL 2020TV_SHORT
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The employees at the Hot Hot Mart may seem a bit ordinary and mundane. From slightly unproductive chatter and everyone’s obsession with technology, to the laziness of the store manager, is everyone okay...? But everything isn’t as it seems—especially with Muto, the mysterious worker whose face is concealed and is followed by an ominous cat. Get ready to see what happens before the next shift!
(Source: Funimation)
(Source: Funimation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
16.9
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 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 215 likes / 220 reactions on recent episodes
- Titles like this rarely return - 6 years with no new entry: of short series (first entries) in that position, 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
- Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 11,807 views
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial49
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception24
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement30
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:25 AM
Next scheduledin 14 hours
Renewal FAQ
That is the Bottleneck renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is That is the Bottleneck getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, That is the Bottleneck has a 17/100 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 That is the Bottleneck be renewed?
- That is the Bottleneck currently scores 17 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 That is the Bottleneck's renewal probability?
- That is the Bottleneck's CourScore is 17 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 | average score | GLOBAL | 53 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,580 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.01 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 215 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 227 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 7,788 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,762 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.34 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,760 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 7,255 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,954 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 541 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.42 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,195 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 95 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 62,250 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 119 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 186 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.3 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,283 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.6 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 57 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.34 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 15 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1,825 | Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 296,211 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 380 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 11,807 | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 157,258 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 157,258 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |