犬と少年
The Dog & The Boy
⚡ Polarizing
As "an experimental initiative to help ease the anime industry's labor shortage without improving working conditions" Netflix Anime Creators Base partnered with WIT Studio and AI character platform rinna to produce an anime short titled "The Dog & The Boy", using image generation technology for all of its backgrounds. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
Names
| Original | 犬と少年 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Inu to Shounen |
| English | The Dog & The Boy |
| Chinese | 犬与少年 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | The Dog and The Boy |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 1 ep · 4 min · 0h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2023-01-31 (Winter 2023) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | WIT STUDIO, Production I.G, Netflix Anime Creators' Base |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | AdventureSci-Fi |
| Themes | Artificial IntelligenceCGIMale ProtagonistAnimalsNo Dialogue |
| Streaming | YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 4.93 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.79 / 10 |
| Composite | 38.7 |
| On lists | 1,545 |
| Favourited | 8 (0.5%) |
| Completion | 93.4% |
| Drop rate | 3.6% |
| In backlog | 27.8% |
| Score spread σ | 2.63 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2023 | E | 74 of 80 |
| Studio | WIT STUDIO | E | 75 of 76 |
| Studio | Production I.G | E | 242 of 250 |
| Year | 2023 | E | 308 of 327 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | E | 781 of 857 |
| Length | Short-form | E | 1,058 of 1,250 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | E | 1,305 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,396 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Adventure | E | 1,445 of 1,534 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,461 of 1,596 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,543 of 1,732 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,535 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Ryoutarou Makihara, Kouji Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Music | sasakure.UK |
AniList id 160865 · MAL id 54357 · Bangumi 418591 · record updated 2026-08-26