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Synopsis
Bungo Stray Dogs is a 2016 supernatural action anime, and this first season has 12 episodes. It was made by the studio Bones and is based on the manga by Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa. It is set in the port city of Yokohama, Japan.
In this world, some people are born with special powers. Many of the main characters are named after famous writers, and their powers are linked to those writers' books.
Atsushi Nakajima is an 18 year old orphan. He has just been kicked out of his orphanage, and he has no money and no food. While he sits by a river, he sees a man floating in the water and saves him. The man is Osamu Dazai. He is strange and cheerful, and he says he jumped into the river on purpose.
Dazai is a member of the Armed Detective Agency, a group of people with powers who solve dangerous cases that the police cannot handle. He and his partner Kunikida are hunting a man-eating tiger that has been seen in the city. Atsushi says the tiger has been following him. Dazai asks him to help with the case.
What they find leads Atsushi to join the Agency. He starts to take on missions with the team. At the same time, the Port Mafia, a powerful criminal group with its own gifted members, becomes interested in him. The series follows Atsushi as he looks for his place in the world and faces the dangers of Yokohama.
In this world, some people are born with special powers. Many of the main characters are named after famous writers, and their powers are linked to those writers' books.
Atsushi Nakajima is an 18 year old orphan. He has just been kicked out of his orphanage, and he has no money and no food. While he sits by a river, he sees a man floating in the water and saves him. The man is Osamu Dazai. He is strange and cheerful, and he says he jumped into the river on purpose.
Dazai is a member of the Armed Detective Agency, a group of people with powers who solve dangerous cases that the police cannot handle. He and his partner Kunikida are hunting a man-eating tiger that has been seen in the city. Atsushi says the tiger has been following him. Dazai asks him to help with the case.
What they find leads Atsushi to join the Agency. He starts to take on missions with the team. At the same time, the Port Mafia, a powerful criminal group with its own gifted members, becomes interested in him. The series follows Atsushi as he looks for his place in the world and faces the dangers of Yokohama.
