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Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)

Action · Animation · Comedy

Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.

IMDb rating
7.8 (14,072 votes)
Episode average
8.4 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Crunchyroll
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.65 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 7.9 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 682 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 593 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 572 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 538 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 547 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 505 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 521 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 527 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 491 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 545 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 479 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 514 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fortune Is Unpredictable and Mutable7.4682
2A Certain Bomb7.2593
3Yokohama Gangster Paradise7.7572
4The Tragedy of the Fatalist7.2538
5Murder on D Street7.9547
6The Azure Messenger7.2505
7Love for the Disease Called Ideals7.8521
8Teaching Them to Kill, Then to Die8.1527
9The Beauty Is Quiet Like a Stone Statue7.7491
10Rashomon and the Tiger8.3545
11First, an Unsuitable Profession for Her. Second, an Ecstatic Detective Agency.7.4479
12Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past7.9514

Season 2 (2016)

8.24 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 587 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 542 votesEp 3: 9.1 · 763 votesEp 4: 9.4 · 970 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 440 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 436 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 438 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 442 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 537 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 429 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 474 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 516 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 348 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Dark Age8.1587
2Nowhere to Return8.2542
3A Room Where We Can Someday See the Ocean9.1763
4Bungo Stray Dogs9.4970
5Three Companies Conflict7.6440
6The Strategy of Conflict7.7436
7Will of Tycoon7.9438
8Though the Mind May be Wrong8.0442
9Double Black8.7537
10Poe and Rampo - Moby Dick, Swimming in the Sky7.6429
11Rashoumon, the Tiger and the Last Emperor8.5474
12If I May Shed Away My Burden Now8.7516
13OVA: He Walks Alone7.6348

Season 3 (2019)

8.19 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 8.9 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 432 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 420 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 434 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 465 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 385 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 415 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 398 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 431 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 408 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 390 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 488 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 524 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dazai, Chuuya, Fifteen Years Old7.6432
2God of Fire7.9420
3A Diamond is Only a Diamond8.3434
4My Ill Deeds Are the Work of God8.7465
5Slap the Stick and Addict7.3385
6Herurisu/Portrait of a Father7.7415
7Fitzgerald Rising7.9398
8The Masked Assassin8.6431
9Cannibalism (Part One)8.3408
10Cannibalism (Part Two)8.2390
11Cannibalism (Part 3)8.9488
12Echo8.9524

Season 4 (2023)

8.77 avg 13 episodes 8.4 → 8.9 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 431 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 391 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 412 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 399 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 429 votesEp 6: 9.2 · 518 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 459 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 388 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 417 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 418 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 333 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 342 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 400 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Lone Swordsman and the Famous Detective8.4431
2The Day Is a Dream, the Night Is Real8.5391
3The Secret Founding of the Detective Agency8.7412
4A Perfect Murder and Murderer: Part 18.3399
5A Perfect Murder and Murderer: Part 28.9429
6Tragic Sunday9.2518
7Dogs Hunt Dogs9.1459
8We Are Both Sinners8.5388
9A Dream of Butterflies9.1417
10In Lament of My Wingless Body9.2418
11Jailbreak8.6333
12Bungo Hound Dogs8.6342
13Skyfall8.9400

Season 5 (2023)

9.05 avg 11 episodes 8.9 → 9.5 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 510 votesEp 2: 9.0 · 495 votesEp 3: 9.5 · 709 votesEp 4: 9.2 · 506 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 417 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 408 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 410 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 459 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 451 votesEp 10: 9.4 · 497 votesEp 11: 9.5 · 770 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Strongest Man8.9510
2The Answer to Everything9.0495
3Hero vs. Criminal9.5709
4Hero War, Gang War9.2506
5At the Port in the Sky - Part 18.8417
6At the Port in the Sky - Part 28.7408
7At the Port in the Sky - Part 38.6410
8Land of Inhuman Demons - Part 19.1459
9Land of Inhuman Demons - Part 28.9451
10Land of Inhuman Demons - Part 39.4497
11Twilight Goodbye9.5770
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