Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4

Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 is the fourth season of Bungo Stray Dogs anime series based on the manga of the same name created by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. It aired on January 4, 2023, and it is produced by, directed by , and written by.

Production
On November 7, 2021, the new season and the teaser visual were announced. In addition, comments from the cast and staff were also published,  together with the main staff announcement.

Development
On August 6, 2022, the held a panel on Bungo Stray Dogs featuring Studio Bones president  and Kadokawa producer Chiaki Kurakane, discussing the fourth season of the series. The first trailer for the season was also released, alongside the anime character designs and voice actors of new characters.

On October 4, 2022, the second batch of anime character designs and voice actors and a new key visual for the season were released. The third batch of the anime character designs and voice actors and the second trailer for the season were unveiled on November 30, 2022. The season's broadcast was also announced to air on January 4, 2023.

Cast

 * as Atsushi Nakajima
 * as Osamu Dazai
 * as Doppo Kunikida
 * as Ranpo Edogawa
 * as Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
 * Hiroyuki Kagura as Kenji Miyazawa
 * as Akiko Yosano
 * as Kyōka Izumi
 * as Yukichi Fukuzawa


 * as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
 * as Chūya Nakahara
 * as Ōchi Fukuchi
 * Makoto Koichi as Teruko Ōkura
 * as Saigiku Jōno
 * as Tetchō Suehiro
 * as Fyodor D.
 * as Nikolai G.
 * as Mushitarō Oguri
 * as Sigma

Staff

 * Original: Kafka Asagiri
 * Manga: Sango Harukawa (Young Ace serialization)
 * Direction:
 * Screenplay:
 * Character Design/Animation Direction: Nobuhiro Arai
 * Prop Design: Fumihiro Katagai
 * Art Direction: Yumiko Kondō
 * Color Design: Yukari Gotō
 * Cinematography: Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi


 * 3DCG Direction: Yōta Andō, Yūki Oguri
 * Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
 * Music: Taku Iwasaki
 * Music Production: Lantis
 * Sound Direction: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
 * Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi, Sachiko Nishi
 * Sound Production:
 * Animation Production:

Opening Theme

 * 「TRUE STORY」 by SCREEN MODE

Ending Theme

 * 「Shirushi」 by Luck Life

Comments

 * Yūto Uemura: "Congratulations on getting greenlit for a new season! Bunsto (Bungo Stray Dogs) and Atsushi Nakajima are truly an important part of my life. I'm truly touched to be able to watch the futures of Atsushi and his friends! We appreciate and look forward to your continual support!"
 * Mamoru Miyano: "Thanks to your support, we are getting another season! The entire staff and cast are full of gratitude! I can't help but be happy that I'm able to play my absolute favourite character, Osamu Dazai again. I would like to stay close to his life and weave his words. Please look forward to it!"
 * Sumire Morohoshi: "To everyone who has supported Bungo Stray Dogs up to this point, thank you so much for everything! I'm very happy to be able to bring you another new series, and I'm excited to see what Kyōka will look like. Please look forward to it!"
 * Kensho Ono: "Congratulations on getting greenlit for a new season! I'm happy to be able to play Akutagawa again, but at the same time, both Atsushi and Akutagawa are growing and learning rapidly, so I am determined not to be left behind by them. I'll be sure to lock on to Dazai-san and the Man-Tiger for the new season!"
 * Kishō Taniyama: Bunsto is so popular! I can't thank you enough for all the fans. I hope Chūya gets a more significant role this time around"
 * Yoji Enokido (Screenplay): "Thanks for waiting! The new season of the anime series "Bungo Stray Dogs" is about to begin. Please look forward to this tumultuous series, in which the Armed Detective Agency is trapped in an unprecedented crisis. Your "guess" may change."
 * Nobuhiro Arai (Character Design): "Congratulations on the new season of Bungo Stray Dogs! Thanks for everyone's support. In my life as an animator, it's not often that I come across a work of this caliber. I will take care in drawing it."