List of Bungo Stray Dogs chapters

Bungo Stray Dogs is a manga that centers the weretiger Atsushi Nakajima as he joins other gifted people with supernatural powers and use them for different purposes including holding a business, solving mysteries, and carrying out missions assigned by the mafia. The story mainly follows the members of the "Armed Detective Agency" and their everyday lives. Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa began publishing the manga in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen magazine Young Ace in 2012. Kadokawa has compiled the series into twenty-six tankōbon volumes as of February 2025. The series has been licensed for North America by Yen Press with the first volume being released on December 20, 2016.^[1] An anime television series adaptation produced by Bones was directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido. An original video animation was bundled with the 13th limited edition manga volume, which was released on 31 August 2017.^[2][3]

Cover of the first Bungo Stray Dogs volume released by Kadokawa Shoten

In 2018, Bones produced a film titled Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple. A manga adaptation of two volumes by a different artist was developed in the same year.^[4][5] A series of light novels have been written by the same writer and artist from the original manga. While some focus on Osamu Dazai's past and different spin-offs, a gaiden story was produced where Atsushi Nakajima is alternately portrayed as a member from Port Mafia.^[6] Another spin-off, Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story - Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku, was also written.

Volume list

Bungo Stray Dogs

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	April 4, 2013[7]	978-4-04-120673-7	December 20, 2016[8]	978-0-316-55470-1
01. "Looking the Gift Tiger in the Mouth" 02. "A Certain Explosive" 03. "Yokohama Gangsta Paradise, Part 1" 04. "Yokohama Gangsta Paradise, Part 2"
After being dropped by an orphanage, the young man Atsushi Nakajima accidentally stops the suicide of a man named Osamu Dazai. Dazai and his partner Doppo Kunikida invite Atsushi to a meal regardless as they reveal themselves to be detectives working for the Detective Agency with their current job being a chase a wild silver tiger. Confessing that he has been chased by the tiger ever since it was attacked by the tiger, Atsushi is taken a warehouse by Dazai to bait the tiger. It is then revealed Atsushi has a skill that allows him to transform in the actual tiger, something that he himself did not know. Dazai uses his own skill to stop the tiger and invites Atsushi to join their group. As a test, Atsushi stops two members from the agency from destroying the headquarters. After passing a test, Atsushi works with the siblings Junichirō and Naomi Tanizaki to assist a young woman, Ichiyō Higuchi. Revealed to be a member a member from the mafia, Higuchi tries to kill the detectives but fails. Her superior, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, takes her place, nearly killing the detectives but Atsushi's transformation allows him to fight back. The fight is stopped by Dazai, revealed to be an ex-mafia.
2	August 5, 2013[9]	978-4-04-120835-9	March 21, 2017[10]	978-0-316-46814-5
05. "The Fatalist's Sorrow" 06. "Murder on D Street" 07. "Kill a Man and Die Thee Too, Part 1" 08. "Kill a Man and Die Thee Too, Part 2"
3	December 4, 2013[11]	978-4-04-120952-3	June 20, 2017[12]	978-0-316-46815-2
09. "Beauty, Hushed Like a Statue" 10. "Detective Boys" 11. "Back in the Day..." 12. "Rashomon and the Tiger""
4	April 4, 2014[13]	978-4-04-121093-2	September 19, 2017[14]	978-0-316-46816-9
13. "The Rapturous Detective Agency" 14. "An Unsuitable Occupation for Her" 15. "Constantly Pushed Back to the Past, Part 1" 16. "Constantly Pushed Back to the Past, Part 2"
5	August 4, 2014[15]	978-4-04-101539-1	December 19, 2017[16]	978-0-316-46817-6
17. "The First Job" 18. "Flowers and Autumn Leaves, Snow and Gold" 19. "The Three-Way Battle" 20. "A Single Lemon"
6	December 4, 2014[17]	978-4-04-101540-7	April 10, 2018[18]	978-0-316-46818-3
21. "The Brother and the Devil" 22. "The Strategy of Conflict" 23. "The Grapes of Wrath Ripen in His Eyes, Part 1" 24. "The Grapes of Wrath Ripen in His Eyes, Part 2" Short Story: The Heartless Cur
7	May 2, 2015[19]	978-4-04-102915-2	June 26, 2018[20]	978-0-316-46819-0
25. "Q" 26. "Will of the Tycoon" 27. "Upon the Shattering Shores" 28. "The Emergency Plan" 29. "Even if My Head Be Mistaken"
8	September 4, 2015[21]	978-4-04-102916-9	September 18, 2018[22]	978-0-316-46820-6
30. "The Silent Tower and the Raven's Feast" 31. "The Twin Darkness" 32. "Poe and Ranpo" 33. "A White Whale, into the Oceans of Heaven"
9	December 29, 2015[23]	978-4-04-102917-6	December 11, 2018[24]	978-0-316-46843-5
34. "The Last Tycoon" 35. "Rashomon, the Tiger, and the Last Tycoon" 36. "If I May Lay Down This Burden Today" 37. "Closing the Party"
10	June 4, 2016[25]	978-4-04-104283-0	March 19, 2019[26]	978-1-9753-0371-6
38. "Slap the Stick" 39. "Portrait of a Father" 40. "Walking Alone" 41. "Addict" 42. "Sins Granted by the Hand of God"
11	October 4, 2016[27]	978-4-04-104286-1	June 18, 2019[28]	978-1-9753-0449-2
43. "Cherrirs" 44. "Fitzgerald Rising" 45. "Fix it, Master Craft" 46. "The Masked Assassin"
12	April 4, 2017[29]	978-4-04-104287-8	September 13, 2019[30]	978-1-9753-0452-2
47. "Mutual Destruction, Part 1" 48. "Mutual Destruction, Part 2" 49. "Mutual Destruction, Part 3" 50. "Mutual Destruction, Part 4"
13	August 4, 2017[31]	978-4-04-105041-5	December 17, 2019[32]	978-1-9753-0455-3
51. "Echo, Part 1" 52. "Echo, Part 2" 53. "Echo, Part 3" 54. "The Perfect Murder, The Perfect Killer, Part 1"
14	December 4, 2017[33]	978-4-04-106394-1	March 24, 2020[34]	978-1-9753-0458-4
55. "The Perfect Murder, The Perfect Killer, Part 2" 56. "The Perfect Murder, The Perfect Killer, Part 3" 57. "Sunday Tragedy, Part 1" 58. "Sunday Tragedy, Part 2"
15	June 4, 2018[35]	978-4-04-1069356	June 23, 2020[36]	978-1-9753-5921-8
59. "Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 1" 60. "Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 2" 61. "Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 3" 62. "Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 4" 63. "Enemies of Society"
16	December 4, 2018[37]	978-4-04-1069356	October 20, 2020[38]	978-1-9753-5924-9
64. "You and I, Children of Sin" 65. "Dreaming of Butterflies, Part 1" 66. "Dreaming of Butterflies, Part 2" 67. "The Sadness of Those Without Wings, Part 1" 68. "The Sadness of Those Without Wings, Part 2"
17	May 1, 2019[39]	978-4-04-108133-4	December 15, 2020[40]	978-1-9753-1605-1
69. "The Escape, Part 1" 70. "The Escape, Part 2" 71. "Bungo Hound Dogs, Part 1" 72. "Bungo Hound Dogs, Part 2" 73. "Bungo Hound Dogs, Part 3"
18	December 28, 2019[41]	978-4-04-108134-1	March 23, 2021[42]	978-1-9753-1608-2
74. "Skyfall, Part 1" 75. "Skyfall, Part 2" 76. "Skyfall, Part 3" 77. "Skyfall, Part 4" 78. "To Threaten God, Part 1" Bonus: "Mushitarou in the Meanwhile"
19	July 3, 2020[43]	978-4-04-109470-9	July 13, 2021[44]	978-1-9753-2246-5
79. "To Threaten God, Part 2" 80. "The Strongest Man, Part 1" 81. "The Strongest Man, Part 2" 82. "The Greatest Conspirator" 83. "Towards the Complete Answer"
20	December 4, 2020[45]	978-4-04-109471-6	October 5, 2021[46]	978-1-9753-3647-9
84. "Hero vs. Criminal, Part 1" 85. "Hero vs. Criminal, Part 2" 86. "Hero vs. Criminal, Part 3" 87. "Hero vs. Criminal, Part 4" 88. "As if Hurtling Downward"
21	August 3, 2021[47]	978-4-04-1113554	June 21, 2022[48]	978-1-9753-45020
89. "Hero War, Gang War, Part 1" 90. "Hero War, Gang War, Part 2" 91. "Hero War, Gang War, Part 3 92. "At the Detective Agency Anew" 93. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 1" 94. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 2"
22	March 4, 2022[49]	978-4-04-112192-4	January 17, 2023[50]	978-1-9753-61709
95. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 3" 96. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 4" 97. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 5" 98. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 6" 99. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 7"
23	December 28, 2022[51]	978-4-04-112864-0	November 21, 2023[52]	978-1-9753-79018
100. "At the Portway to the Sky, Part 8" 101. "Drifting in the Depths" 102. "Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind, Part 1" 103. "Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind, Part 2" 104. "The Two “Fuku”s"
24	September 4, 2023[53]	978-4-04-113910-3	August 20, 2024[54]	979-8-8554-0199-8
105. "In a Small Room, Part 1" 106. "In a Small Room, Part 2" 107. "In a Small Room, Part 3" 108. "In a Small Room, Part 4" 109. "In a Small Room, Part 5"
25	June 4, 2024[55]	978-4-04-115002-3	May 27, 2025[56]	979-8-8554-1528-5
110. "In a Small Room, Part 6" 111. "You Don't Have What It Takes to Kill Me" 112. "Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me" 113. "World Peace" 114. "Resurrectio"
26	February 4, 2025[57]	978-4-04-115937-8	January 20, 2026[58]	979-8-8554-3047-9
115. Flecks of Dark Foam 116. To The Small One 117. It Shall Be Done 118. The Unfamiliar 119. Shed on the Precipice of Grief
27	September 4, 2025[59]	978-4-04-116525-6	—	—

Chapters not published in tankoban format

• ·Chapter 120. That which drives us
• ·Chapter 120.5. That which drives us, Part 2
• ·Chapter 121
• ·Chapter 121.5. A mysterious thing called “The Heart”
• ·Chapter 122. That which pushes us forward
• ·Chapter 123. That which drives us to act, A mysterious thing called “The Heart”
• ·Chapter 123.5. That which drives is to act, A mysterious thing called “The Heart”, Part 2

Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan!

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	October 4, 2016[60]	978-4-04-104806-1	February 22, 2022[61]	978-1-9753-4028-5
2	April 4, 2017[62]	978-4-04-105542-7	June 21, 2022[63]	978-1-9753-4029-2
3	September 4, 2017[64]	978-4-04-106090-2	September 20, 2022[65]	978-1-9753-4031-5
4	June 4, 2018[66]	978-4-04-106939-4	February 21, 2023[67]	978-1-9753-4033-9
5	May 1, 2019[68]	978-4-04-108127-3	July 18, 2023[69]	978-1-9753-4035-3
6	December 28, 2019[70]	978-4-04-108128-0	November 21, 2023[71]	978-1-9753-4037-7
7	December 28, 2020[72]	978-4-04-110928-1	April 16, 2024[73]	978-1-9753-4039-1
8	January 26, 2021[74]	978-4-04-110927-4	July 23, 2024[75]	978-1-9753-4041-4
9	March 4, 2022[76]	978-4-04-112185-6	October 15, 2024[77]	978-1-9753-6305-5
10	December 28, 2022[78]	978-4-04-112861-9	February 18, 2025[79]	978-1-9753-9452-3
11	September 4, 2023[80]	978-4-04-113904-2	June 24, 2025[81]	979-8-8554-0169-1
12	June 4, 2024[82]	978-4-04-114996-6	October 28, 2025[83]	979-8-8554-1530-8
13	February 4, 2025[84]	978-4-04-115795-4	—	—
14	September 4, 2025[85]	978-4-04-116522-5	—	—

Bungo Stray Dogs: Official Comic Anthology

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	November 4, 2016[86]	978-4-04-104862-7	May 21, 2024[87]	978-1-9753-9708-1
2	May 2, 2017[88]	978-4-04-105541-0	November 19, 2024[89]	978-1-9753-9978-8
3	March 10, 2018[90]	978-4-04-106708-6	April 22, 2025[91]	978-1-9753-9980-1
4	April 4, 2019[92]	978-4-04-108129-7	August 26, 2025[93]	978-1-9753-9982-5
5	February 3, 2023[94]	978-4-04-113167-1	—	—
6	December 28, 2023[95]	978-4-04-114450-3	—	—

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	March 10, 2018[4]	978-4-04-106554-9	June 21, 2022[96]	978-1-9753-4021-6
2	May 2, 2018[97]	978-4-04-107290-5	February 21, 2023[98]	978-1-9753-4023-0
3	March 4, 2021[99]	978-4-04-107291-2	May 23, 2023[100]	978-1-9753-4025-4
4	August 4, 2023[101]	978-4-04-112383-6	June 18, 2024[102]	978-1-9753-9450-9

Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story - Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 4, 2018[103]	978-4-04-106940-0	November 19, 2019[104]	978-1-9753-5900-3
Prologue. "The Waterfall Spirit Lord's Waterfall / Evening / Light Rain" 1. "The Old Ravine Cathedral / Noon / Sunny" 2. "In Front of the Special Division Secret Base / Morning / Sunny" 3. "Marshland / Afternoon / Cloudy"
2	March 4, 2022[105]	978-4-04-112270-9	December 13, 2022[106]	978-1-9753-6048-1
3. "Marshland / Afternoon / Cloudy" 4. "Ministry of Justice / Morning / Sunny" 5. "Inside Passenger Train / Morning / Cloudy"

Bungo Stray Dogs: BEAST

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 3, 2020[107]	978-4-04-109448-8	August 17, 2021[108]	978-1-9753-2567-1
01. "The Silent Rabid Dog" 02. "A Certain Bomb" 03. "The White Reaper" 04. "The Target"
2	December 4, 2020[109]	978-4-04-109449-5	November 16, 2021[110]	978-1-9753-3713-1
05. "The Conditions" 06. "Half" 07. "The Wall of Ideals" 08. "The Beast, Thyself" 09. "A Change Meeting"
3	August 3, 2021[111]	978-4-04-111382-0	July 19, 2022[112]	978-1-9753-4493-1
10. "The Plan" 11. "The Appointed Time" 12. "Reunuion" 13. "A Long-Awaited Greeting" 14. "Guilt" 15. "Birthday"
4	February 26, 2022[113]	978-4-04-112027-9	January 17, 2023[114]	978-1-9753-6030-6
16. "Evil" 17. "Friend" 18. "Good-Bye" 19. "Promise" 20. "Agent" 21. "Truth" Final Chapter. "Future"

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 3, 2023[115]	978-4-04-113363-7	December 12, 2023[116]	978-1-9753-8945-1
2	August 4, 2023[117]	978-4-04-113918-9	August 20, 2024[118]	978-1-9753-9278-9
3	March 4, 2024[119]	978-4-04-114545-6	January 21, 2025[120]	979-8-8554-1247-5
4	October 4, 2024[121]	978-4-04-115595-0	September 23, 2025[122]	979-8-8554-1901-6

Light novels

Four novels in the series, including a spin-off novel featuring Yukito Ayatsuji and Natsuhiko Kyougoku; written by Asagiri and with illustrations by Harukawa, have been published by Kadokawa.^[123] On 8 July 2018, during their panel at Anime Expo, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the light novels.^[124]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	April 1, 2014[125]	978-4-04-101312-0	August 20, 2019[126]	978-1-9753-0322-8
2	August 1, 2014[127]	978-4-04-101713-5	October 29, 2019[128]	978-1-9753-0324-2
A hitman named Sakunosuke Oda spends a quiet life in the Port Mafia as while he does every job successfully, he refuses to kill enemies. He spends his peaceful moments with the young Osamu Dazai and Ango Sakaguchi while working on his goal of writing a novel. Ango disappears from the mafia, leading the superiors to believe he is a spy from the rival organization Mimic. After Oda rescues him, it is revealed that Ango was a multispy. The leader of the Port Mafia, Ougai Mori, stages the deaths of the children Oda was looking after and make him lose his will to live. Oda decides to avenge the children by facing Mimic's leader André Gide. As the fight ends, Dazai finds Oda in his last moments, requesting him to leave mafia and start a new way of life where he does not have to kill anymore.
3	May 1, 2015[129]	978-4-04-102332-7	February 18, 2020[130]	978-1-9753-0326-6
Gaiden	January 30, 2016[131]	978-4-04-103730-0	July 23, 2024[132]	978-1-9753-9094-5
4	October 1, 2016[133]	978-4-04-104049-2	July 21, 2020[134]	978-1-9753-0328-0
5	March 3, 2018[135]	978-4-04-106535-8	December 29, 2020[136]	978-1-9753-1657-0
6	April 1, 2019[6]	978-4-04-107570-8	May 25, 2021[137]	978-1-9753-1659-4
7	August 1, 2019[138]	978-4-04-107879-2	December 14, 2021[139]	978-1-9753-3711-7
8	February 27, 2021[140]	978-4-04-108517-2	June 21, 2022[141]	978-1-9753-4330-9
9	December 28, 2023[142]	978-4-04-114491-6	—	—