The fourth season of the Bungo Stray Dogs anime television series is produced by Bones, directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido.[1] Based on the manga series of the same name written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa, the story focuses on individuals with supernatural abilities who use their powers for various purposes, including running businesses, solving mysteries, and completing missions assigned by the mafia. The series primarily follows the members of the "Armed Detective Agency" and their daily lives.
| Bungo Stray Dogs | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 Season four's key visual | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX |
| Original release | January 4 – March 29, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
A fourth season anime was announced on November 7, 2021,[2] and premiered on January 4, 2023, concluding on March 29, 2023. The opening theme "True Story" was performed by Screen Mode, while Luck Life performed the ending theme "Shirushi" (しるし).[3]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [4][a] | Directed by [4] | Storyboarded by [4] | Original air date [5] | |
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| 38 | 1 | "The Lone Swordsman and the Famous Detective" Transliteration: "Ko Kenshi to Meitantei" (Japanese: 孤剣士と名探偵) | Takayuki Yamamoto | Takuya Igarashi | January 4, 2023 | |
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Several years before the beginning of the series, a former military man named Yukichi Fukuzawa investigates a scene of crime involving murder. Initially, he suspects that the young hitman Sakunosuke Oda as the culprit but the researcher investigating the area turns out to be the culprit and is killed by Oda. Fukuzawa meets the young intelligent detective Ranpo Edogawa who has surprised him with his highly developed intelligence when solving cases and agrees to help him find a job. As Ranpo deduces from Fukuzawa's appearance that he is a former war soldier who killed several people in a previous conflict, Fukuzawa is stressed by remembering his past but still decides to help Ranpo with a job. In the next case, Ranpo investigates death threats sent towards an actor from a play. | ||||||
| 39 | 2 | "The Day Is a Dream, The Night Is Real" Transliteration: "Hiru wa Yume, Yoru zo Utsutsu" (Japanese: 晝は夢、夜ぞ現) | Akiyo Ohashi | Takuya Igarashi | January 11, 2023 | |
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In the play, Fukuzawa notices that Ranpo is tired of being the only intelligent person so he convinces him that he possesses a supernatural talent that makes him standout within society and that he should only use his skills for the jobs. In the play, the leading actor appearently dies and Ranpo asks Fukuzawa to calm the viewers. Ranpo reveals a suspicious man to be a possible criminal but ends up saying that there was no death as the leading actor faked his death. In the aftermath, Ranpo takes a liking to Fukuzawa. | ||||||
| 40 | 3 | "The Secret Founding of the Detective Agency" Transliteration: "Tantei-sha Setsuritsu Hiwa" (Japanese: 探偵社設立秘話) | Sayaka Morikawa | Takuya Igarashi | January 18, 2023 | |
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Apparently en route to the police station, Mitamura praises Ranpo's deduction skills and Fukuzawa's prowess in solving the recent case. However, Ranpo claims that Mitamura still doubts him possessing an ability, so he offers to answer the cop's questions until he runs out of queries to prove that he is truly gifted. As a start, Ranpo correctly deduces that they are not heading to the police station, which Mitamura dismisses can be easily observed. Ranpo then urges him to ask anything related to the recent incident, to which Mitamura asks how the suited man restrained in the theater was captured. The detective reveals that someone abducted the man using a rug and organic solvent, whom Mitamura guesses must be the playwright Kurahashi, but Ranpo states that the latter must have been already killed even before the performance. He also points out that the entire project is an elaborate ploy all to abduct the suited man, afterwards slyly calling out Mitamura for reeking of organic solvent. | ||||||
| 41 | 4 | "A Perfect Murder and Murderer (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Kanpekina Satsujin to Satsujin-sha (Sono Ichi)" (Japanese: 完璧な殺人と殺人者（其の一）) | Masatoyo Takada | Yoshiyuki Asai | January 25, 2023 | |
| 42 | 5 | "A Perfect Murder and Murderer (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Kanpekina Satsujin to Satsujin-sha (Sono Ni)" (Japanese: 完璧な殺人と殺人者（其の二）) | Takanori Yano | Taizo Yoshida | February 1, 2023 | |
| 43 | 6 | "Tragic Sunday" Transliteration: "Higekinaru Nichiyōbi" (Japanese: 悲劇なる日曜日) | Takayuki Yamamoto | Yoshiyuki Asai | February 8, 2023 | |
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One month after the Cannibalism incident, Fukuzawa and the Armed Detective Agency are awarded by the Ministry of Justice for ensuring the safety and protecting Yokohama during the fall of Moby Dick. Meanwhile, Kunikida trains Atsushi in physical combat. | ||||||
| 44 | 7 | "Dogs Hunt Dogs" | Kōta Mori | Yoshiyuki Asai | February 15, 2023 | |
| 45 | 8 | "You, A Child of Sin; I, A Child of Sin" Transliteration: "Kimi mo Tsumi no Ko, Ware mo Tsumi no Ko" (Japanese: 君も罪の子、我も罪の子) | Akiyo Ohashi | Hiroshi Hara | February 22, 2023 | |
| 46 | 9 | "A Dream of Butterflies" Transliteration: "Chō o Yumemu" (Japanese: 蝶を夢む) | Sayaka Morikawa | Kotaro Tamura | March 1, 2023 | |
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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.[6] | ||||||
| 47 | 10 | "In Lament of My Wingless Body" Transliteration: "Hanenaki Mi no Kanashiki ka na" (Japanese: 翅無き身の悲しきかな) | Takanori Yano | Taizo Yoshida | March 8, 2023 | |
| 48 | 11 | "Jailbreak" Transliteration: "Datsugokuki" (Japanese: 脱獄記) | Masatoyo Takada | Kotaro Tamura | March 15, 2023 | |
| 49 | 12 | "Bungo Hound Dogs" Transliteration: "Bungō Haundo Doggusu" (Japanese: 文豪ハウンドドッグス) | Takayuki Yamamoto | Nobu Horimoto | March 22, 2023 | |
| 50 | 13 | "Skyfall" | Takanori Yano & Takahiro Hasui | Kotaro Tamura | March 29, 2023 | |
Home media release
editJapanese
edit| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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| 17 | 38–40 | March 24, 2023 | [7] | |
| 18 | 41–43 | April 26, 2023 | [8] | |
| 19 | 44–46 | May 24, 2023 | [9] | |
| 20 | 47–50 | June 28, 2023 | [10] | |
Notes
edit- ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References
edit- ^ "Bungō Stray Dogs Gets Anime Adaptation at Studio Bones". Anime News Network. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Gets New Season". Anime News Network. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4's New Video Reveals More Cast, January 4 Debut". Anime News Network. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Monogatari｜Anime "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu" Dai 4 Shīzun Kōshiki Saito" 物語｜アニメ「文豪ストレイドッグス」第4シーズン公式サイト [Story｜Anime "Bungo Stray Dogs" 4th Season Official Website]. bungosd.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Hōsō・Haishin Jōhō｜Anime "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu" Dai 4 Shīzun Kōshiki Saito" 放送・配信情報｜アニメ「文豪ストレイドッグス」第4シーズン公式サイト [Broadcast・Distribution Information｜Anime "Bungo Stray Dogs" 4th Season Official Website]. bungosd.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "A Dream of Butterflies". IMDb.
- ^ "Shōhin｜Anime "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu" Dai 4 Shīzun Kōshiki Saito" 商品｜アニメ「文豪ストレイドッグス」第4シーズン公式サイト [Merchandise｜Anime "Bungo Stray Dogs" 4th Season Official Website]. bungosd.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Shōhin｜Anime "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu" Dai 4 Shīzun Kōshiki Saito" 商品｜アニメ「文豪ストレイドッグス」第4シーズン公式サイト [Merchandise｜Anime "Bungo Stray Dogs" 4th Season Official Website]. bungosd.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Shōhin｜Anime "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu" Dai 4 Shīzun Kōshiki Saito" 商品｜アニメ「文豪ストレイドッグス」第4シーズン公式サイト [Merchandise｜Anime "Bungo Stray Dogs" 4th Season Official Website]. bungosd.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Shōhin｜Anime "Bungō Sutorei Doggusu" Dai 4 Shīzun Kōshiki Saito" 商品｜アニメ「文豪ストレイドッグス」第4シーズン公式サイト [Merchandise｜Anime "Bungo Stray Dogs" 4th Season Official Website]. bungosd.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
External links
edit- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Official website at Crunchyroll
- Bungo Stray Dogs season 4 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia