Bungo Stray Dogs

2016 • TMDB 8.2 • 1 season • 60 episodes • Animation, Action & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TOKYO MX

Where to Watch

In the US, Bungo Stray Dogs streams on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (5 seasons) and Crunchyroll (2 seasons). It is also available to buy on Apple TV Store (5 seasons) and Amazon Video (2 seasons). Note: JustWatch season counts differ between providers, and TMDB lists all 60 episodes under a single season. Availability checked against US listings on October 29, 2026.

Overview

Orphaned and kicked out of his orphanage, Atsushi Nakajima is starving on the riverbank when he saves a drowning man — who turns out to be Osamu Dazai, the eccentric heart of the Armed Detective Agency. Atsushi soon learns the beastly white tiger stalking him is actually his own supernatural ability, and the Agency, a team of detectives whose powers are named after famous authors, takes him in. From there, Bungo Stray Dogs becomes a stylish urban-fantasy battle of wits: the Agency faces the Port Mafia, the American Guild and the shadowy Decay of Angels, while Dazai’s past with his former partner Chuuya keeps pulling the story back into darker territory. The hook is the literary gimmick — Dazai’s “No Longer Human” nullifies other abilities, Akutagawa’s “Rashomon” turns his coat into a weapon — but the heart is Atsushi learning he is worth more than the price on his head. Witty, violent and surprisingly moving, it is a detective series where every fight is also an argument about what a life is worth.

Main Cast

The main voice cast includes:

• Mamoru Miyano as Osamu Dazai (60 episodes)
• Yuto Uemura as Atsushi Nakajima (60 episodes)
• Masaaki Mizunaka as Shirase (60 episodes)
• Hiroyuki Yoshino as Mark Twain (60 episodes)
• Sumire Morohoshi as Kyouka Izumi (60 episodes)
• Junichi Suwabe as Odasaku Oda (60 episodes)
• Shunsuke Takeuchi as Lovecraft (60 episodes)
• Takayuki Sugo as Herman Melville (60 episodes)
• Jun Fukuyama as Ango Sakaguchi (60 episodes)

Seasons Snapshot

• Season 1 — 60 episodes, premiered April 7, 2016

Finale: “Twilight Goodbye” (1×60) aired September 20, 2023. TMDB also lists a 1-episode Specials collection (2017), not counted in the 60-episode total.

Why Watch Bungo Stray Dogs?

• Dazai — the most entertainingly unhinged detective in anime.
• Literary powers — abilities named after authors, from “No Longer Human” to “Rashomon”.
• Agency vs. Port Mafia — a rivalry with real history and real stakes.
• A stylish Yokohama setting with sharp, witty dialogue.
• A story that grows darker and more ambitious with every arc.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube (Crunchyroll).