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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concluded
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Releasing
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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
Aug 31, 2026, 02:10 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
48.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - TIA has no other concurrent active productions
- Key staff availability - Director Noboru Iguchi has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 210 likes / 215 reactions on recent episodes
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 & Commercial46
Production Feasibility61
Audience Reception55
Strategic Priors33
Fandom Engagement19
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 02:10 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 48% 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 That is the Bottleneck be renewed?
- That is the Bottleneck currently scores 48 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 That is the Bottleneck's renewal probability?
- That is the Bottleneck's CourScore is 48 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 | 53 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,558 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.01 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 5 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 210 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 223 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 64 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 41 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 41 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 7,779 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,727 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.34 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 3,752 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 7,234 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,948 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 538 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.42 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,195 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 95 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 62,237 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 113 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 45 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.3 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 1,278 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.6 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 57 | Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.97 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 7, 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 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 11,782 | Sep 7, 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 |