Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season (Bungo Stray Dogs 4)

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Japanese: 文豪ストレイドッグス

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023

Premiered: Winter 2023

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 23:00 (JST)

Producers: WOWOW, Lantis, Movic, Glovision, Crunchyroll, Kadokawa, Sony Music Solutions, Bandai Namco Music Live

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Bones

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Mystery, Supernatural

Themes: Adult Cast, Detective, Organized Crime, Super Power

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 8.45¹ (scored by 107,705 users)

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Ranked: #152²

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Popularity: #851

Members: 285,875

Favorites: 3,186

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Ranked #152Popularity #851Members 285,875

Episodes: /13

Synopsis

No longer concerned with military affairs, Yukichi Fukuzawa intends to act as a lone bodyguard-for-hire, making use of his deadly swordsmanship. However, things are not going as planned for his freelance business, and that is when he crosses paths with a mouthy boy named Ranpo Edogawa. While their initial interactions are intertwined with a bizarre murder mystery, the aftermath prompts the formation of the Armed Detective Agency.

Presently, Ranpo finds himself chasing down a gifted individual with the dangerous ability to execute the perfect crime. But as the great detective unravels the case, he soon discovers an elaborate plot to obliterate the Agency in its entirety.

Although forewarned of the trap, the Agency continue their pursuit of the criminals, only to end up framed for the crime themselves. Now branded as wanted terrorists, the remaining members must find a way to prove their innocence—even if they must turn to sworn enemies for assistance.

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Background

Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in four volumes from March 24, 2023, to June 28, 2023.

This season adapts chapters 54 to 77 of the manga.

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Adaptation:	Bungou Stray Dogs
Prequel:	Bungou Stray Dogs 3rd Season
Sequel:	Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season

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Characters & Voice Actors

Dazai, Osamu

Main

Miyano, Mamoru
Japanese

Nakajima, Atsushi

Main

Uemura, Yuuto
Japanese

Nakahara, Chuuya

Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou
Japanese

Edogawa, Ranpo

Supporting

Kamiya, Hiroshi
Japanese

Montgomery, Lucy Maud

Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Oda, Sakunosuke

Supporting

Uemura, Yuuto
Japanese

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Supporting

Ishida, Akira
Japanese

Yosano, Akiko

Supporting

Shimamura, Yuu
Japanese

Izumi, Kyouka

Supporting

Morohoshi, Sumire
Japanese

Kunikida, Doppo

Supporting

Hosoya, Yoshimasa
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Suzuki, Mari

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Kurakane, Chiaki

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Takemoto, Nobuhito

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Igarashi, Takuya

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Opening Theme

"TRUE STORY" by SCREEN mode

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Ending Theme

"Shirushi (しるし)" by Luck Life

Reviews

Mar 29, 2023

Mcsuper

Recommended

After watching the first three seasons and movie recently, along with this fourth season, I can tell why the Bungou Stray Dogs franchise is so big in Japan, albeit a bit less popular overseas due to it being more of a seinen series. The cast is quite unique, there is a solid balance between humour and serious moments, and the presentation is very well done. Without a doubt, Season 4 of Bungou Stray Dogs has been the best installment in the series thus far, as it was definitely the most thrilling and consistent of all the seasons.

Since Season 2, each season kicked off with a ... flashback that focused on certain characters of the show, and the flashbacks usually ended up being the best part of the season itself. However, this time around, I was thoroughly impressed by the fact that the events flashback sequence related to the events in the present quite a lot, and built upon them effectively, which was what was lacking in Season 3. I felt the present arcs were even better executed than the flashback, which was great.

The fundamental reason why this season worked better than the previous three in my opinion is that the stakes felt higher than they’ve ever been, and I genuinely felt worried for some of the characters, fearing they would meet their demise. Each episode was filled with twists and turns, which made it all the more thrilling, and the episodes just flew by every week. The sense of mystery felt stronger than it ever has been. You thought you knew what was coming, and then another twist happens. What’s more, the twists for the most part, didn’t feel forced at all, and were executed very nicely.

The cast of characters felt even more fleshed out this season, with Ranpo and Yosano really taking centre stage for a few of the episodes, and I’m glad they focused on characters other than Dazai and Atsushi, and gave more balanced development to each character of the Detective Agency. Some mature themes were present in their backstories, and I grew to appreciate their characters much more with the events that transpired in the past and future surrounding them. It felt like much needed information on their character was delivered, and it was delivered well.

The animation and designs continued to be consistent throughout, meaning that the production was probably healthy, and the staff finished the episodes ahead of schedule. Good job by Studio Bones here as usual. The soundtrack was good as always, capturing the mysterious and darker tones of the series. OP and ED were great as well.

I have virtually nothing but praise for this season of Bungou Stray Dogs, and aside from a few powers that felt a bit over the top, it wasn’t much of a problem for me personally. Overall, just a very solid, thrilling season that was a pleasure to watch every week, and the best season of the series to date. With Season 5 coming in summer of this year, you bet I’m excited for what’s to come.

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Apr 15, 2024

lilpikipek

Mixed Feelings

the thing with bungou stray dogs, in my opinion, is that literally everything is happening all at once! everything is all over the place and is complicated for me to absorb. like there's no general storyline and suddenly a new arc or an accident jumps out of the blue into the current happenings and the previous issue hasn't been made clear for the viewers. and i really hope the meaning and reason behind very fundamental questions be solved finally too! but maybe that's the whole point of bsd and many may enjoy these sudden happenings, the excitement and absurdity of it all.
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Mar 29, 2023

slavemaster_1991

Not Recommended

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With every season I watch this series I can't help but notice that the same formula works worse and worse, to the point of completely falling flat. Let me explain what feels wrong with Stray dogs.
First, following the already existing pattern, we have flashbacks. Way too lengthy flashbacks that add nothing to the story for two simple reasons: they are too ordinary and they add nothing to the character in question. By being ordinary I mean that there would be no difference if the story of the flashback was set in the present, as the plot of said events doesn't differ in any meaningful way ... from what the characters are doing in present time. Even worse, even though there are years between flashbacks and the actual events of the main story - the characters are the exact same as they were, like they were in stasis this whole time or not even existing. I know that without major events people don't go through major change, but at least some progress is to be expected, characters mature and get experience even if the viewer/reader is not going through every second of their life. Oh and while I am talking about character development - there is almost NO progress for the rest of the cast too, even though they are actually going through a serious event.
Second, the lack of logic. Yes I know this anime has supernatural. But you see, even the supernatural follows SOME rules, or it will soon deteriorate into a mess. And this is exactly what happens in Stray Dogs. Almost half of the season is a kind of mystery-solving detective story. What do you expect from it? Logical investigation, interrogating suspects, collecting evidence, cornering the criminal into revealing themselves. Or you can just get a set of BS accusations based on "I AM A GENIUS '' claim that suddenly are all correct even though they make no sense at all. It is almost like saying "The sun is up so it is monday '' while it is indeed monday. Yes, you are correct, but your reasoning is completely wrong and you can't make me believe you used any kind of logic here. Oh and don't forget to make anyone involved in the investigation more stupid than they should be so our "genius" claim would be at least somewhat believable, or just make the mystery in question predictable and obvious from the start.
Third, the lack of thrill. When the action comes you could expect adrenaline, high stakes, a battle of life and death. Not here though. Because the plot armor is so THICC for everyone that characters are basically immune to all kinds of blades, bullets and explosions as long as it is not THE tragic moment. Cause when THE moment comes - suddenly a character can be damaged even by strong wind. I know that this is used to both fill the title with action and have some kind of a point to continue with the plot, but at least give characters a thing to fight over. Because "fighting for their lives" while your plot armor doesn't allow you to even be wounded is not a working justification for me to be engaged. Maybe if characters in combat at least used their magic powers in an interesting way it would be enjoyable, but nope, they do the most basic stuff one could imagine.

Overall I have an impression that Stray Dogs simply tries to be way too many things at once. It wants to be over the top with abilities like Jojo does, but doesn't embrace the required "over the top and out of charts' ' level, as it also wants to be a serious show. It wants to be a serious detective/mystery story, but lacks good mysteries and can't make a logically sound investigation process. It wants to have deep characters but only throws one flashback on a barely developed character with one defining trait and calls it a day. It wants to be an action but lacks both the thrill and the spectacle. To be honest I didn't read the novel so I don't know whom to blame - poor adaptation of great source material or poor writing in the source, but the result is the same - I don't find Stray Dogs in any way enjoyable. I would only recommend this anime if you are watching it in the background while cooking or doing something else, because if you pay attention to what is happening on the screen - you will lose all the fun in its shortcomings.

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