Bungo Stray Dogs (文豪ストレイドッグス, Bungō Sutorei Doggusu?) is a series produced by Studio BONES. The first episode aired on April 7th, 2016, and the first cour ended on June 23rd, 2016. The second cour began airing on October 6th, 2016 and ended on December 17th, 2016. The third season started on April 12, 2019, which ended on June 28, 2019.
Season 1[]
# | Image | Title | Original Air Date |
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1 | Fortune is Unpredictable and Mutable
(人生万事塞翁が虎,Jinsei-bajin Saiō ga Tora) |
March 27, 2016 | |
Driven out from his orphanage, Atsushi Nakajima wanders the streets of Yokohama on the brink of starvation. Determined to live, a chance encounter with a drowning stranger changes his fate... | |||
2 | A Certain Bomb
(或る爆弾, Aru Bakudan) |
April 02, 2016 | |
Despite joining the Armed Detective Agency, Nakajima lacks convection that he'd be of any use. Just as he's about to bid the agency farewell, a bomber takes over the agency with one of the agency employees as his hostage...! | |||
3 | Yokohama Gangster Paradise
(ヨコハマギャングスタアパラダヰス, Yokohama Gyangusutā Paradaisu) |
April 21, 2016 | |
Now an official member of the Agency after passing their entrance exam, Atsushi is assigned to his first case right away with Tanizaki and Naomi. Though deceptively simple on the surface, there's more than meets the eye... | |||
4 | The Tragedy of the Fatalist
(運命論者の悲み, Unmeironsha no Kanashimi) |
April 28, 2016 | |
Though saved from the Port Mafia by Dazai's intervention, Atsushi feels responsible for bringing trouble to the Agency's door. Rather than risk another attack because of him, Atsushi decides to leave the Agency and makes a call to the Port Mafia... | |||
5 | Murder on D Street | May 05, 2016 | |
After repelling the Port Mafia's Black Lizards with deceptive ease, Atsushi is tasked with accompanying Ranpo to a case. Skeptical of the self-dubbed great detective who seems to lack all common sense, Atsushi is about to witness Ranpo's ability first-hand... | |||
6 | The Azure Messenger
(蒼の使徒, Ao no Shito) |
May 12, 2016 | |
The Agency investigates a series of disappearances in Yokohama. Kunikida enlists the help of a hacker named Rokuzō Taguchi, but all they find are photos of the victims and mention of a mysterious figure called the Azure Messenger. They follow the trail of clues to an abandoned hospital... | |||
7 | Love for the Disease Called Ideals
(理想という病を愛す, Risou to Iu Yamai o Aisu) |
May 19, 2016 | |
Following the Azure Messenger's bomb threat, the Armed Detective Agency must race to prevent the deaths of hundreds, which would taint the Agency forever. However, Dazai's seemingly distracted by Sasaki Nobuko, the lone survivor of their raid on the abandoned hospital... | |||
8 | Teaching Them to Kill; Then to Die
(人を殺して死ねよとて, Hito o Koroshite Shine yo Tote) |
May 26, 2016 | |
Dazai goes missing, but the Agency operatives feel it's just business as usual. Meanwhile, Atsushi accompanies Akiko Yosano on a shopping expedition, where they are suddenly plunged into the middle of a terrorist bomb threat by one of the Port Mafia... | |||
9 | The Beauty Is Quiet Like a Stone Statue
(うつくしき人は寂として石像の如く, Utsukushiki Hito wa Sabi to Shite Sekizou no Gotoku) |
June 02, 2016 | |
Kyōka was made into an assassin by those who abused her ability, and Atsushi can't help but feel sympathy toward her. Unable to turn her in to the military police, Atsushi ends up taking her out on a date. Meanwhile, Akutagawa is busy berating his former supervisor--Dazai. | |||
10 | Rashomon and the Tiger
(羅生門と虎, Rashoumon to Tora) |
June 09, 2016 | |
Dazai has a face-off with his ex-partner, Chūya, as Chūya attempts to uncover Dazai's true intentions for letting himself get captured. Meanwhile, Atsuhi faces Akutagawa's intense and inexplicable hatred for him, as the ship continues on to the meeting place where he will be handed off in exchange for the bounty on his head... | |||
11 | First, an Unsuitable Profession for Her
(其の一 彼女に向かない職業, Sono Ichi: Kanojo ni Mukanai Shokugyou) |
June 16, 2016 | |
Second, an Ecstatic Detective Agency
(其の二 有頂天探偵社, Sono Ni: Uchouten Tanteisha) | |||
In the aftermath of Atsushi and Dazai's abduction, the Agency must decide what to do with Kyōka, the loose end. Meanwhile, the Port Mafia also deliberates what to do with Akutagawa, now comatose, as his enemies seek vengeance... | |||
12 | Borne Back Ceaselessly into the Past
(たえまなく過去へ押し戻されながら, Taemanaku Kako e Oshimodosare nagara) |
June 23, 2016 | |
Francis, the leader of The Guild, a North American organization of gifted members, is the one responsible for the bounty on Atsushi's head. Fukuzawa refuses Francis's offer to buy out the Agency, but their agents begin to disappear... |
Season 2[]
# | Image | Title | Original Air Date |
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13 | The Dark Age
(黒の時代,Kuro no Jidai) |
October 06, 2016 | |
On a misty night, Sakunosuke Oda, Osamu Dazai, and Ango Sakaguchi meet as always at their usual bar. For the trio of Port Mafia members, it a night spent in camaraderie like any other, but Ango vanishes that very night. Oda is given a direct order from the Port Mafia boss to find Ango, but... | |||
14 | Nowhere to Return
(戻れない場所, Modorenai Basho) |
October 07, 2016 | |
The reason that Odasaku went to a certain Western style restaurant was not just because of the curry. He is having the owner watch over a group of young children who had lost their parents two years ago in the war. Odasaku is trying to track down Ango, and remembers the time they first met. Meanwhile, Dazai manages to catch one of the Mimic soldiers alive in a trap he had set. However, once he gets there, all that is waiting for him is a corpse. Another figure was also waiting for him, his subordinate, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. | |||
15 | Some Day in a Room with a Seaside View
(いつか海の見える部屋で, Itsuka Umi no Mieru Heya de) |
October 14, 2016 | |
The Port Mafia's council of five top executives has decreed that Mimic must be annihilated. In the ensuing battle, Odasaku has a fateful encounter with Gide, the leader of Mimic, who makes a cryptic prophecy. Night falls, and the usual bar now awaits Dazai, Odasaku and Ango... | |||
16 | Bungo Stray Dogs
(文豪ストレイドッグ, Bungō Sutorei Doggusu) |
October 21, 2016 | |
While the leaders of the Port Mafia and the gifted special operations division meet via Ango, Dazai is close to discovering the true significance of the conflict between the three groups. However, in despair, Odasaku's deaf to Dazai's entreaties not to go alone to Mimic's headquarters where Gide awaits... | |||
17 | Three Companies Conflict
(三社鼎立, Sansha Teiritsu) |
October 28, 2016 | |
Trusting in a life that doesn't require her to kill, Kyōka works her first job at the Armed Detective Agency, but the job ends in a minor disaster. As Atsushi attempts to cheer her up, the unthinkable happens--Kyōka's inactive cell phone rings, and a voice orders Demon Snow to attack Atsushi. | |||
18 | The Strategy of Conflict | November 04, 2016 | |
Mori, the leader of the Port Mafia, sends a letter to Margaret M. and Nathaniel H., threatening to destroy them and the ship they are protecting. | |||
19 | Will of Tycoon
(ウィル・オブ・タイクーン) |
November 11, 2016 | |
John S. and Lovecraft hunt down Naomi and Haruno as they flee from town. While Atsushi and Dazai wait for them to arrive at the train station, Dazai notices a shady figure stalking him. | |||
20 | Though the Mind May Be Wrong
(頭は間違うことがあっても, Atama wa Machigau Koto ga Atte mo) |
November 18, 2016 | |
Atsushi is abducted onto the Moby Dick. Meanwhile, Lovecraft succeeds in capturing Q. Francis F. and the Guild prepare to carry out what they call their "emergency plan." | |||
21 | Double Black
(双つの黒, Futatsu no Kuro) |
November 25, 2016 | |
The leaders of the Agency and the Port Mafia negotiate an alliance. Meanwhile, Dazai and Chūya face off against Lovecraft. | |||
22 | Poe and Rampo
(其の一 ポオと乱歩, Sono Ichi: Poe to Ranpo) |
December 02, 2016 | |
The Whereabouts of the Skyfaring Moby Dick
(其の二 天の海をゆく白鯨のありて, Sono Ni: Ten no Umi o Yuku Hakugei no Arite) | |||
Ranpo receives an invitation to a detective game from none other than E. A. Poe. He's indifferent at first, until Poe reveals what the reward would be should he win. | |||
23 | Rashoumon, the Tiger, and the Last Emperor
(羅生門と虎と最後の大君, Rashoumon to Tora to Saigo no Taikun) |
December 09, 2016 | |
Atsushi searches desperately for the control terminal, which he would need to stop the Moby Dick from crashing into Yokohama. He's greeted by Akutagawa and Francis, both of whom have other plans in mind. | |||
24 | If I May Shed Away My Burden Now
(若し今日この荷物を降ろして善いのなら, Moshi Kyou Kono Nimotsu o Oroshite Ii no nara) |
December 16, 2016 | |
Atsushi and Akutagawa fail to call off the Moby Dick's descent. They search desperately for other ways to protect Yokohama. |
Season 3[]
# | Image | Title | Original Air Date |
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26 | Dazai, Chūya, Fifteen Years Old
(太宰, 中也, 十五歳,Dazai, Chūya, Juugosai) |
April 12, 2019 | |
Port Mafia leader Ōgai Mori orders a fifteen-year-old Osamu Dazai to investigate the appearance of a certain individual in the Yokohama Settlement area. | |||
27 | The God of Fire
(荒神は今, Koujin wa Ima) |
April 19, 2019 | |
Osamu Dazai and Chūya Nakahara are attacked by GSS soldiers in the middle of investigating an explosion caused years ago by Arahabaki. | |||
28 | Only a Diamond Can Polish a Diamond
(ダイヤはダイヤでしか, Daiya wa Daiya de shika) |
April 26, 2019 | |
Chūya Nakahara and Osamu Dazai reveal the truth behind Arahabaki, Randō, the former Port Mafia boss and Chūya himself. | |||
29 | My Ill Deeds Are the Work of God
(咎与うるは神の業, Toga Atauru wa Kami no Waza) |
May 03, 2019 | |
Port Mafia executive Ace captures Fyodor, who was behind the destruction of the Moby Dick. Keeping him captured may prove to be more difficult. | |||
30 | Slap the Stick & Addict | May 10, 2019 | |
The café that the Detective Agency members frequent is attacked by Zoopark, who are after the Guild’s property. | |||
31 | Part 1: Herurisu!
(其の一 ヘルリス!, Sono Ichi: Herurisu!) |
May 17, 2019 | |
Part 2: Portrait of a Father
(其の二 父の肖像, Sono Ni: Chichi no Shouzou) | |||
The Agency is tasked with finding and delivering an important document. A man is hit and killed by a truck. His identity shocks Atsushi. | |||
32 | Fitzgerald Rising
(フィッツジェラルド・ライジング) |
May 24, 2019 | |
Louisa reunites with Fitzgerald, but he’s not quite the man he used to be. | |||
33 | The Masked Assassin
(仮面ノ暗殺者, Kamen no Ansatsusha) |
May 31, 2019 | |
The leaders of the Port Mafia and the Detective Agency are attacked by an assassin in a mask, leaving both of them ill. | |||
34 | Cannibalism (Part 1)
(共喰い (其の一), Tomogui (Sono Ichi)) |
June 07, 2019 | |
Tensions between the Detective Agency and the Port Mafia run high as they both scramble to save their own leaders while avoiding an all-out war. | |||
35 | Cannibalism (Part 2)
(共喰い (其の二), Tomogui (Sono Ni)) |
June 14, 2019 | |
The Detective Agency president is in safe hands for now, but unless he or the Port Mafia boss dies, a full-scale war between the two organizations is inevitable. | |||
36 | Cannibalism (Part 3)
(共喰い (其の三), Tomogui (Sono San)) |
June 21, 2019 | |
Ōgai Mori and Yukichi Fukuzawa fight to the death in a desperate bid to save the organizations they lead from falling into a devastating war. | |||
37 | Echo
(回向, ECHO]) |
June 28, 2019 | |
The gifted responsible for the virus is on the run as Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa chase after him. Meanwhile, the Detective Agency has the Rats’ hideout surrounded to try to capture Fyodor Dostoevsky. |
Season 4[]
# | Image | Title | Original Air Date |
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38 | The Lone Swordsman and the Famous Detective
(孤剣士と名探偵, Ko Kenshi to Mei Tantei) |
January 4, 2023 | |
Security police officer Fukuzawa Yukichi arrives at work to discover that his client had been assassinated. The assassin is already apprehended by the time he arrives, but something doesn’t quite seem right. | |||
39 | The Day is a Dream, The Night is Real
( |
January 11, 2023 | |
Fukuzawa gives Rampo a pair of glasses, claiming that wearing them would activate his ability to instantly determine the truth of any situation, and taking them off would give him the ability to tolerate the stupidity of the ordinary person. | |||
40 | The Secret Founding of the Detective Agency
(探偵社設立秘話, Tantei-sha Setsuritsu Hiwa) |
January 18, 2023 | |
Rampo gets a ride to the police station, but the officer doesn’t seem to be who he says he is. | |||
41 | A Perfect Murder and Murderer (Part 1)
(完璧な殺人と殺人者 (其の一), Kanpeki na Satsujin to Satsujinsha (Sono Ichi)) |
January 25, 2023 | |
Kunikida is being held for a murder that Rampo is certain he didn't commit. Meanwhile, Poe is determined to solve a murder mystery that has had the poilce stumped. Rampo has some thoughts on that situation, too. | |||
42 | A Perfect Murder and Murderer (Part 2)
(完璧な殺人と殺人者 (其の一), Kanpekina Satsujin to Satsujin-sha (Sono Ni)) |
February 1, 2023 | |
The last page of the manuscript received by Poe appears to have been a photocopy. Rampo seems to know why, but there are still more mysteries surrounding the death of the author. | |||
43 | Tragic Sunday
(悲劇なる日曜日, Higekinaru Nichiyōbi) |
February 8, 2023 | |
The Detective Agency receives an urgent request from the government to investigate a series of murders perpetrated by the same culprit. | |||
44 | Dogs Hunt Dogs | February 15, 2023 | |
The Detective Agency is framed for the brutal murder of several government officials. Its members are on the run from the Military Police. | |||
45 | You, a Child of Sin; I, a Child of Sin
(君も罪の子、我も罪の子, Kimi mo Tsumi no Ko, Ware mo Tsumi no Ko) |
February 22, 2023 | |
The president of the Detective Agency is arrested, and Kunikida is missing after having blown himself up with a grenade. Meanwhile, Atsushi and Kyōka are on the run, looking for a way to defeat the true mastermind: Fyodor. | |||
46 | A Dream of Butterflies
( |
March 1, 2023 | |
Port Mafia boss Mori wants Yosano to join them in exchange for assisting the Detective Agency through their crisis. Yosano reveals why she would rather not. | |||
47 | In Lament of My Wingless Body
(翅無き身の悲しきかな, Hane Naki Mi no Kanashiki ka na) |
March 8, 2023 | |
Tanizaki, Miyazawa and Yosano head to the site where Yosano is scheduled to be handed off to the Port Mafia. | |||
48 | Jailbreak
(脱獄記, Datsugoku-ki) |
March 15, 2023 | |
Atsushi and Kyouka convince Mushitaro to escape the vault with them. While making their escape the bank is surrounded by the Special Operations Division being led by Sakaguchi Ango, a member of the Seventh Agency. | |||
49 | Bungo Hound Dogs
(文豪ハウンドドッグス, Bungō Haundo Doggusu) |
March 22, 2023 | |
Suspecting that Lucy is cooperating with the terrorist organization known as the Armed Detective Agency, Jouno and Tetchou pay a visit to the cafe at where she works, in hopes of tracking down Atsushi and Kyouka. | |||
50 | Skyfall | March 29, 2023 | |
Teruko goes head-to-head with Sigma. Tachihara rethinks the Agency's innocence after re-infiltrating the Port Mafia |
Season 5[]
# | Image | Title | Original Air Date |
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51 | The Strongest Man
(最強の男,Saikyō no Otoko) |
July 12, 2023 | |
In the aftermath of the Sky Casino's fall, Kunikida is faced with a terrible choice. Ango, Atsushi, Lucy, and Kyōka dig deeper into the secrets hidden within Atsushi's memories, and Rampo proves his worth as the world's greatest detective. | |||
52 | The Answer to Everything
(凡テノ答へ, Subete no Kotae) |
July 19, 2023 | |
As Fukuchi allies with plans to create an international anti-terrorist organization targeting Gifted, Atsushi and Ranpo appeal to him for help. Ranpo turns his immense detective abilities to the question of Kamui's identity, and the truth will change everything. | |||
53 | Hero vs. Criminal
(stylized as HERO VS. CRIMINAL) |
July 26, 2023 | |
Atsushi and Akutagawa find themselves cornered, with no choice but to fight Fukuchi and his seemingly insurmountable powers. Combining forces and trusting in one another, do they have what it takes to defeat the mightiest Hunting Dog? | |||
54 | Hero War, Gang War.
(stylized as HERO WAR, GANG WAR.) |
August 2, 2023 | |
The last member of Decay of the Angel is revealed. Kamui continues to spread chaos. Tachihara entrusts Fukuchi with the information device containing evidence obtained at the Sky Casino, only to face devastating consequences. | |||
55 | At the Port in the Sky (Part 1)
(空ノ港ニテ(其の一), Sora no Minato nite (Sono Ichi)) |
August 9, 2023 | |
The Detective Agency races to stop Fukuchi from receiving the One Order, a devastating mind control weapon that will make his plans for world domination unstoppable. | |||
56 | At the Port in the Sky (Part 2)
(空ノ港ニテ(其の二), Sora no Minato nite (Sono Ni)) |
August 16, 2023 | |
Fukuchi's plans and the Agency's attempts to thwart him escalate, and Aya comes face to face with Count Bram. Meanwhile, Nikolai and Sigma move to rescue Dazai and Fyodor from prison, but Nikolai has more than rescue on his mind... | |||
57 | At the Port in the Sky (Part 3)
(空ノ港ニテ(其の三), Sora no Minato nite (Sono San)) |
August 23, 2023 | |
As Atsushi races to find Teruko, Kenji arrives to help Aya and Bram escape the airport. | |||
58 | Land of Inhuman Demons (Part 1)
人外魔境(其の一), Jingai Makyō (Sono Ichi)) |
August 30, 2023 | |
Kenji fights to help Atsushi, demonstrating why he is one of the most dangerous Agency members. Meanwhile, Dazai's machinations within the prison become clearer. | |||
59 | Land of Inhuman Demons (Part 2)
人外魔境(其の二), Jingai Makyō (Sono Ni)) |
September 6, 2023 | |
Fukuzawa and Fukuchi confront their shared past as time runs out for the Detective Agency. | |||
60 | Land of Inhuman Demons (Part 3)
人外魔境(其の三), Jingai Makyō (Sono San)) |
September 13, 2023 | |
Dazai and Sigma are trapped in a flooding room. Atsushi is attacked by Akutagawa when he attempts to help Aya. During their fight Aya desperately tries to remove the holy sword from Bram. | |||
61 | Twilight Goodbye
黄昏のさようなら, Tasogare no Sayōnara) |
September 20, 2023 | |
The final pieces of Fukuchi's plot snap into place, trapping Fukuzawa in a way not even Rampo could anticipate. At the same time, Fyodor and Dazai's deadly game draws to a close. |