Bungou Stray Dogs came back in early 2023 with another fun season, and it wasn't the last! So, here's everything you need to know about Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5!
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Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5: The Latest Continuation to the Beloved Mystery Anime
A fifth season of Bungou Stray Dogs was announced shortly after the fourth season's completion, which doesn't surprise us given where Season 4 left off.
Plus, any anime show that manages to get beyond two seasons is a likely candidate for further renewal if the story allows it.
In this case, the manga of Bungou Stray Dogs is still ongoing and might go on for a while longer, so there is still content to adapt.
Having gone this far, the creators seem invested enough to adapt the full story, and Season 5 will be another step towards that.
Popularity plays a key role in deciding whether an anime gets another season, and while there are more major shounen hits, Bungou Stray Dogs has a decent enough fanbase to warrant another season.
Here's the Release Date of Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5
Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 started airing on July 12, 2023, at 11:00 PM JST.
Meanwhile, here are Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5's expected release times every Wednesday in other regions:
- Pacific Time: 7:00 AM
- Central Time: 9:00 AM
- Eastern Time: 10:00 AM
- British Time: 3:00 PM
The first season of Bungou Stray Dogs saw the light of day back in Spring 2016. Since then, the schedule has been as follows:
- Bungou Stray Dogs Season 2 (Fall 2016)
- Bungou Stray Dogs Season 3 (2019)
- Bungou Stray Dogs Season 4 (Winter 2023)
The first two seasons were essentially longer; a 24-episode season split in two, but moving forward, there wasn't enough material to pull off the same.
It wasn't until three years later that another season came out, and it took four more years for Season 4.
In the latter case, of course, the COVID years might have also played a role in delaying Season 4's development.
The fact that Season 5 is here now shows that this will feel more like a split cour of a longer anime season rather than a smaller season in its own right.
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Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 Will Make You Worry About Your Faves
Season 4 finished adapting the Hunting Dogs arc while also touching upon the Sky Casino arc. Therefore, Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 will most likely finish adapting the Sky Casino arc.
Depending on its pacing, the anime might then move to the Kamui Revelation arc.
In it, Atsushi finds out that the page they're looking for is held by Kamui, the leader of the Decay of the Angel.
Meanwhile, Ranpo Edogawa works to clear the agency's name.
But Kamui's identity is a shocking revelation that threatens the Armed Detective Agency's attempts to clear their name and save their lives.
Season 5 also touches on the most recent Vampire Infection Outbreak arc, wherein Decay of the Angel's plan to control humanity by turning people into vampires gradually unfolds.
So far, Season 5 hasn't shied away from killing or irrevocably changing some characters, so we are a bit worried about everyone's fate by the end!
Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 Staff and Studio
As was the case with previous seasons, Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 is produced by studio Bones.
Bones is one of the most well-known anime studios, with shows such as Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, as well as dystopian anime like Wolf's Rain.
Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 Latest Updates
Luck Life, a J-Pop band, performs the ending song of Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5.
The group has previously performed Lily, Season 3's ending song, as well as many more songs from the detective anime.
Once again, Season 5 is directed by Takuya Igarashi, who has worked on the show's previous seasons as well as the storyboards of Mushishi and Blue Exorcist.
Season 5 also features a script by Youji Enokido, who's also responsible for the script of some Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes.
We'll keep this space updated with all the latest news about the new Bungou Stray Dogs season.
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