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Bungou Stray Dogs
ActionAnimeCrimeSupernatural
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 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!Season 1 starting in April 2016 and season 2 is scheduled for October 2016, with an episode order of 12 episodes for each season.
- Status
- Running
- Language
- Japanese
- Premiered
- April 8, 2016
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