List of Bungo Stray Dogs episodes

The Bungo Stray Dogs anime television series focuses on individuals who are gifted with supernatural powers and use them for different purposes including holding a business, solving mysteries, and carrying out missions assigned by the mafia. The story mainly follows the members of the "Armed Detective Agency" and their everyday lives. It is produced by Bones was directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido.[1] Nobuhiro Arai and Hiroshi Kanno served as the chief animation directors, while the former also served as character designer along with Ryō Hirata.

Taku Iwasaki composed the series' music. Kazuhiro Wakabayashi was the series' sound director at Glovision. Additionally, Yumiko Kondou was the art director, Yukari Goto was the anime's colour designer, Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi was the director of photography, and Shigeru Nishiyama was the editor.[2] Granrodeo performed the anime's opening theme, titled "Trash Candy",[3][4] and Luck Life performed the anime's ending theme, titled "Namae wo Yobu yo" (名前を呼ぶよ, lit. "Call Out the Name").[5] The first two seasons were released on DVD and Blu-ray between June 24, 2016 and August 4, 2017.[6][7] Funimation licensed the series for English release, with the first compilation released on March 6, 2018.[8]

The first season, containing twelve episodes, aired from April 7 to June 23, 2016,[4] on Tokyo MX, Teletama, Chiba TV, tvk, GBS (Gifu Broadcasting), Mie TV, SUN, TVQ, and BS11.[9] The second season, also containing twelve episodes, aired from October 6 to December 22, 2016.[4][10] The series has been licensed for streaming by Crunchyroll.[11] Screen Mode sung the opening theme titled "Reason Living" while Luck Life once again sung the ending theme titled "Kaze ga Fuku Machi" (風が吹く街, lit. "Town Where Wind Blows").

An original video animation was bundled with the 13th limited edition volume of the manga, which was released on August 4, 2017.[12][13]

In July 2018, it was announced that the series would receive a third season.[14] The voice cast and staff reprised their roles from the past two seasons.[15] The third season aired from April 12 to June 28, 2019, broadcasting on Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, BS11, and Wowow.[16] Granrodeo performed the third season's opening theme "Setsuna no Ai" (セツナの愛, lit. "A Moment's Love"), while Luck Life performed the third seasons' ending theme "Lily".[17]

A fourth season was announced in November 2021.[18] It aired from January 4 to March 29, 2023. Screen Mode performed the opening theme "True Story", and Luck Life performed the ending theme "Shirushi" (しるし).[19] After the broadcast of the fourth season's finale, a fifth season was announced. It aired from July 12 to September 20, 2023. The opening theme is "Kurogane no Ori" (鉄の檻, lit. "Iron Cell") by Granrodeo, while the ending theme is "Kiseki" (軌跡, lit. "Trails") by Luck Life.[20]

The anime series is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll (with home media distribution from Funimation) and in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited.[21][22]

  1. ^ "Bungō Stray Dogs Gets Anime Adaptation at Studio Bones". Anime News Network. August 20, 2015. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bungō Stray Dogs Anime's New Key Visual, Staff, 1st 3 Character Designs Unveiled". Anime News Network. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Granrodeo Performs Bungō Stray Dogs Opening Theme Song". Anime News Network. December 31, 2015. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime's 2nd Video, April 6 Debut, Split-Season Plans Revealed". Anime News Network. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Luck Life Performs Bungō Stray Dogs Anime's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "第1巻". Bungo Stray Dogs. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "第25話". Bungo Stray Dogs. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs: Season One". Amazon. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Chapman, Paul (January 24, 2016). "Japanese Broadcast Details Announced for "Bungo Stray Dogs"". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Bungō Stray Dogs Anime's 2nd Half Premieres on October 5". Anime News Network. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Bungō Stray Dogs Gets Original Video Anime in Addition to TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Bungō Stray Dogs Gets Original Video Anime in Addition to TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Manga's 13th Volume Listed With Original Anime on Blu-ray". Anime News Network. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Gets 3rd Season". Anime News Network. July 21, 2018. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs 3rd Season Anime's Main Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime's 3rd Season Previewed in Promo Video". Anime News Network. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs 3rd Season Anime Reveals Visual, Song Artists, April Premiere". Anime News Network. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  18. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Gets New Season". Anime News Network. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4's New Video Reveals More Cast, January 4 Debut". Anime News Network. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 1, 2023). "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime's 5th Season Reveals July 12 Debut in 2nd Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  21. ^ "Crunchyroll and Funimation Partner to Expand access to Anime". Crunchyroll. September 8, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  22. ^ "Anime Limited Updates from London MCM Comic Con". Anime News Network. May 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.