Bungo Stray Dogs (文豪ストレイドッグス, Bungō Sutorei Doggusu?, lit. Literary Stray Dogs) is a manga written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. Bungo Stray Dogs began publishing the manga in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen magazine Young Ace in 2012. Kadokawa has compiled the series into 23 tankōbon volumes as of November 2023. The series has been licensed for North America by Yen Press with the first volume being released on December 20, 2016. [1] The English translation is by Kevin Gifford.
A spin-off manga titled "Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!" was also published in 2016.
A spin-off novel was also published.
A manga based on the light novel BEAST will debut in January 2020 with Shiwasu Hoshikawa making the art.[2]
An anime adaptation by Bones was announced[3] and began airing on April 07, 2016.
A movie, titled Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE, was also announced by Bones to air on March 03, 2018.[4]
Background[]
It was also published in Hongkong and Taiwan by Four Seasons Press, China by Xinxing Publishing House, France by Ototo, Spain by Norma Editorial, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico by Planet Manga, Germany by Egmont Manga, Malaysia by Gempak Starz, Poland by Waneko, South Korea by NOEN COMICS, Thailand by Luckpim, Ukraine by Tentacle House Publishing, Vietnam by Innovative Publishing Media, and Argentina by Ivrea.
History[]
The manga originated from Kafka Asagiri's idea to gather multiple famous late authors and poets and draw them as young adults and teenagers with supernatural powers.
Asagiri was inspired by several authors and their stories, such as Shūsaku Endō's story Ryūgaku. In particular, Osamu Dazai was used as a major character after reading his book No Longer Human. After Dazai, the next writer chosen to make a character that often accompanied Dazai - Atsushi Nakajima, the main character. Kadokawa Shoten assisted Asagiri with writing and developing characters in the manga which led to the production of light novels where the writer decided to explore Dazai's past.
Plot[]
- Main article: List of Story Arcs
Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man who whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives!
List of Chapters[]
- Main article: List of Chapters
List of Volumes[]
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 1
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 2
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 3
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 4
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 5
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 6
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 7
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 8
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 9
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 10
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 11
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 12
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 13
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 14
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 15
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 16
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 17
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 18
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 19
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 20
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 21
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 22
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 23
- Bungo Stray Dogs Volume 24
Reception[]
Bungo Stray Dogs was well received in Japan. As of late 2016, the manga sold 4.1 million books.[5] The series also appeared in Da Vinci's magazine poll from Kadokawa Shoten,[6] while the franchise combined sold 1,878,804,092 units in 2016.[7] By 2018, the series reached 6 million copies. [8] It came in at number 11 for the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014". [9] Author Dan Brown was attracted by the manga when the author created a fictional version of himself to promote the story. Brown stated he was pleased with the result.[10]
Critical reception to the series has been positive. The Fandom Post said ever since its start the series has had the potential to be an entertaining manga, citing the characterization of Atsushi and the power he has,[11] later leading to interesting mystery arcs when more characters from multiple parties become involved.[12]
Awards and Nominations[]
- Main article: List of Awards and Nominations
Gallery[]
Full Covers[]
Other Covers[]
Videos[]
Promotional Videos[]
Young Ace Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Yen Press Licenses ERASED, Bungo Stray Dogs Manga (Update). Anime News Network.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Gets BEAST Spinoff Manga. Anime News Network.
- ↑ Bungō Stray Dogs Gets Anime Adaptation at Studio Bones. Anime News Network.
- ↑ 'Bungou Stray Dogs' Gets Movie Adaptation. MyAnimeList.
- ↑ "Bungou Stray Dogs - Behind the scenes of the character designs! Kafka Asagiri and Harukawa 35 tell us more". Pixvision.
- ↑ Detective Conan Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking. Anime News Network
- ↑ Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2016. Anime News Network
- ↑ Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - November 2018. Anime News Network.
- ↑ Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2014. Anime News Network.
- ↑ Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown Gains Super Powers in Official Japanese Manga. Anime News Network.
- ↑ "Bungo Stray Dogs Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post.
- ↑ "Bungo Stray Dogs Vol. #12 Manga Review". The Fandom Post.
External Links[]
- Official Japanese Manga Website (Japanese)
- Official English Manga Website (English)
See Also[]
- Bungô Stray Dogs. Ototo Manga (France).
- Bungo Stray Dogs. Planet Manga (Brazil).
- Bungo Stray Dogs. Egmont Manga (Germany).
- Bungo Stray Dogs. Planet Manga (Italy)
- Bungo Stray Dogs. Planet Manga (Mexico).
- Bungou Stray Dogs. Waneko (Poland).
- Bungou Stray Dogs. Norma Editorial (Spain).
- คณะประพันธกรจรจัด. Luckpim (Thailand).
- Văn hào lưu lạc. Innovative Publishing Media (Vietnam).