Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungo Stray Dogs
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring (left to right), Doppo Kunikida, Ranpo Edogawa, Atsushi Nakajima, Kenji Miyazawa, Osamu Dazai, and Akiko Yosano
文豪ストレイドッグス (Bungō Sutorei Doggusu)
Genre	Action, mystery, supernatural
Manga
Written by	Kafka Asagiri
Illustrated by	Sango Harukawa
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics A
Magazine	Young Ace
Original run	4 December 2012 – present
Volumes	28
Further information Light novel Written by Kafka Asagiri Illustrated by Sango Harukawa Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Imprint Kadokawa Beans Bunko Original run 1 April 2014 – present Volumes 10 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan! Written by Neco Kanai Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Young Ace Up Original run 22 December 2015 – present Volumes 14 Anime television series Directed by Takuya Igarashi Produced by Chiaki Kurakane Junichirō Tamura (#1–36) Mari Suzuki (#37–) Written by Yōji Enokido Music by Taku Iwasaki Studio Bones Licensed by Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited (cancelled) Original network Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, TVS, CTC, tvk, GBS, MTV, SUN, TVQ, BS11, Wowow English network SEA: Aniplus Asia Original run 7 April 2016 – 20 September 2023 Episodes 61 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE Written by Bungo Stray Dogs DA Production Committee Illustrated by Ganjii Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Young Ace Up Original run 9 March 2018 – 29 June 2023 Volumes 4 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: BEAST Written by Kafka Asagiri Illustrated by Shiwasu Hoshikawa Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace Original run 26 December 2019 – 26 January 2022 Volumes 4 Anime television series Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! Directed by Satonobu Kikuchi Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu Music by Taku Iwasaki Studio Bones Nomad Licensed by Crunchyroll Original network Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, Wowow Original run 13 January 2021 – present Episodes 22 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen Written by Kafka Asagiri Illustrated by Shiwasu Hoshikawa Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace Original run 26 July 2022 – 26 August 2024 Volumes 4 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: STORM BRINGER Written by Kafka Asagiri Illustrated by Shiwasu Hoshikawa Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace Original run 24 January 2025 – present Volumes 1 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency Written by Kafka Asagiri Illustrated by Tomori Adachi Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Young Ace Original run 4 March 2025 – present Volumes 3 Manga Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai o Hirotta Hi Written by Kafka Asagiri Illustrated by Shikiji Sorakura Published by Kadokawa Shoten Magazine Young Ace Original run 3 July 2026 – scheduled Films Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018 anime film) Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast (2022 live-action film)

Bungo Stray Dogs (Japanese: 文豪ストレイドッグス, Hepburn: Bungō Sutorei Doggusu; lit. 'Literary Stray Dogs'), also abbreviated as BSD, is a Japanese manga series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa, which has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace since 2012. Each character is named after influential authors and writers of the late 19th century to early 20th century and their powers are based on said author's books. The series follows the members of the Armed Detective Agency as they try to protect Yokohama from organizations such as the Port Mafia. The story mainly focuses on the weretiger Atsushi Nakajima, who joins others gifted with supernatural powers to accomplish different tasks including solving mysteries and carrying out missions assigned by the agency.

The manga originated from Asagiri's desire to write famous literary artists as fighters including the famous Osamu Dazai, having become popular thanks to a Nico Nico Douga video. In writing the cast, Asagiri decided to focus on weak characters, deeming Atsushi as a weak hero who needs to be helped by his wise mentor, Dazai. The author read multiple novels in the making of the series to feature as many writers as possible. Meanwhile, Dazai's character was mostly explored in light novels he wrote.

The series inspired a spin-off manga, Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!, as well as multiple light novels, an anime television series adaptation produced by Bones, an anime film, Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple, a spin-off television series adaptation of Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! and a live-action film, Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast. The manga was a commercial success with 16 million copies in print. Though the manga was critically successful based on the multiple cast presented and the artwork, Atsushi's characterization was often noted to be overshadowed by the supporting cast as the lead's trauma is constantly brought back across the narrative.