Audience reviews
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maya_kotori
This is honestly my absolute favorite anime and I’m not even exaggerating. From the very first episode, I couldn’t put it down. It grabbed me instantly with its atmosphere, characters, and that perfect mix of mystery, action, and emotional chaos. And when I finally finished the series… I had to take a whole week off just to calm down. I was way too excited, and the idea that the anime might end ( only for a new season to suddenly appear) completely destroyed me in the best way. What really surprised me is how the story keeps going. There were moments where it genuinely felt like everything was wrapping up, like we were heading toward the final conclusion… and then BAM. an unexpected twist, a new arc, a new season, and suddenly I’m screaming into the void again. The plot just refuses to slo…
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The fourth season of Bungo Stray Dogs delves into the first part of an increasingly large-scale conflict that utilizes all the narrative developments previously established. We are finally given an in-depth look into the backgrounds of Ranpo and Yasano, the fragility introduced by their immensely powerful talents, and their relevance to the situation at hand. There has also been a slight departure from the often comedic tone in favor of tension and maturity, but this is a welcome substitution given the circumstances and stakes. It is worth mentioning that the first half leans into the mystery genre, so expect a fair amount of dialogue initially.
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Bongo Stary Dogs Season 4 Is the most engaging Season of Bungo stray dogs to date Period.
Where do I even start. This is the best Season of Bungo stray dogs yet. The plot is absolutely Awesome this season round especially after Episode 5 because that Is when it starts getting Juicy. I mean everything Is just so well tied together with so many new characters and plot twists beyond belief keep you on your toes the entire season. Everything just cuts together so nicely and It didn't feel like I was forcing myself to watch it to keep up I wanted to keep watching episode after episode because it I felt so engaged the entire time. Honestly such a good plotline this season and Since this season is like half a season since the plot continues into Season five we get even more amazing plotline.…
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The excitement of this season! Personally, I feel this is the best series out of the lot so far. In this installment, we have the first half or so with the story between Fukuzawa and Ranpo. It helped viewers understand how Ranpo finally teamed up with the lone Fukuzawa to what became the detective agency. There was also a brief glimpse into the past of Yosano, the doctor, which helped with understanding the later parts of the story.
The other half of the season featured the intricate plot of enemies framing the detectives, turning them into felons in the eyes of the government. It was a roller coaster of emotions watching them fleeing for their lives, trying to outrun the government forces and the enemies, while at the same time trying to prove themselves innocent. The ending of the seaso…
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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.
on the other hand i personally really enjoy this whole concept of using world's writers' names and their books as a source! and while there's a clear goal to reach in parts i can't leave my sit at all.
Read at the sourceEn-psychopedia
This is the season BSD takes a big leap forward and starts getting juicy. Things start getting more serious and there is more of a central plot than the previous seasons. U also get some good backstory on some characters and the Armed Detective Agency as a whole. Anyone who says it follows the same formula as the other seasons, i'd have to question whether they actually watched the entire series to this point... this season has a different feel than b4 and is simply better than previous seasons, as is evident by the 8.45 score. That's one hell of a score, and it deserves it.
Read at the sourceArchangelEST
Bungou Stray Dogs continue their climb towards higher quality, thanks to once again all but removing the useless Atsushi from the picture.
Animation / Art / General Visuals - 9/10
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The show continues to look great. Great scenery art and solid action animations.
Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 9/10 ------------------------------------------
Top notch stuff. Great music, voice acting, additional sounds.
Story - 9/10
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The story continues its build-up, with more flashbacks of history, more elaborate plans and mysteries. It's hard to keep track of it all, but it's a fun ride that pressures both villains and heroes and those in-between to their utmost limits.
One might remark that it's getting a bit silly how the Detective Agen…
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This anime grabbed my attention from season 1. But this... this was above all the excpecation I ever had for this series, or any series. It should get and 11/10.
Anticipation: To be honest, I wasn't too thrilled after the first episode. But later I realized it was a jam on its own. And it was the beginning The surprises came one after the other, you thought you saw everything but no, they come up with a new thing to blow your mind once again. I love this non sense. Don't you want more of such things? Also, the stakes never were as high.
Plot: Not only they brought new stuff which we didn't know of before, but also took existsing characters and light them in another shade with new information we never knew of. They manage to combine the new and the old into this new season, to creat somet…
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Where to even begin?
I started watching this series just before the new season was going to drop, ended up finishing S3 after the second episode of S4 had dropped. To keep it brief, I saw a lot of promise in those first 3 seasons and the movie, but nothing that really wowed me. The setup was more interesting than your typical shonen fare, but beyond a couple of hints at something deeper, S1 didn’t really do anything to distinguish itself. S2 showed the first sign of something truly great with some character depth and progression that remains some of the best in the series, and S3 introduced a genuinely terrifying villain, but it still felt like the series was just getting going with little sparks of something great that hadn’t lit a flame yet. Even the movie felt underwhelming despite its…
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It was a great watch and kept me hooked from the start till the end . Starting from the first episode, it show us the past of the two founding members of the Armed Detective agency. Lots of new characters that seemed like they have been there from the start but never showed till now.
We get to deep dive into some of our main characters' past like Akiko and awesome plot twists connecting each other like a spiderweb.
Eagerly waiting for the next season, seeing where this season left off. I would recommend it to anyone who have been keeping up with this series.
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I've been looking forward to this for a long time now,, my friends and I are big fans of the show and when we found out about the fourth season we were so excited! It's so good to see the characters again and they're chaotic as ever, their designs haven't changed much since the beginning of the show but they have developed a lot since then - we've gotten to see their backstories, relationships with other characters, and what their role is in the story.
I've always found this anime to be aesthetically pleasing in the sense that the colours aren't too harsh, the scenery looks breathtaking, the music isn't too overpowering, the character designs fit the story, and the like.
This season has more tension in it compared to others because of what's currently happening, I've been watching for t…
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Another case of BSD struggling with whether it wants to be good or not.
The flashbacks as always, are the best moments of the show. Always masterfully written with great direction that makes a solid one-off story. The overarching plotline on the other hand is a mess. Somehow always making a writing misstep after a good scene. You'd think "How is that possible? It's just a backstory, it takes away from the current events." but when you look at the show holistically, the flashbacks existing in a bubble outside the current events is exactly the reason why it's the only parts of the show that has a solid foundation.
This season's exploration of Ranpo and Yosano's pasts, akin to the excellence displayed in Oda's backstory from season 2, and to a lesser extent, Dazai's from season 3, adds dept…
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So----Dazai and Chuuya? YES~ To anyone who is like --- debating whether or not to watch this anime, don't hesitate watch it RN!
Honestly this was kinda forced on me to watched, but just from the first season i was hooked (Season 5 you are deeply awaited). I usually watch romance and shoujo but this made me change my opinions about genres, Anime is awesome!
The suspense had me clenching me teeth, the humor had me falling out of my chair, and the characters---well---what can i say about Dazai and Akutagawa?
The characters especially were very well written and portrayed, i adored their humor and relationship with each other as well as the multiple agencies and new characters, Their abilities are also pretty cool and not overdone.
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Let's introduce a scenario where the ADA will get caught in a fucked up state. Let's bring Dazai every God damn time because he's a fan favorite, but also remind people that the main character is actually Atsushi and not Dazai.
This is basically what happened in the main conflict past 3 seasons. S4, however, took a different approach where it left Dazai and Fyodor backstage as puppet masters, while the story progressed the same but now, with Rampo getting some spotlight.
I hate to break this but, at this point, Atsushi is a really weak main character surrounded between characters who have more interesting stories to tell. It's kind of ironic that his conflict is about self-worth, finding purpose despite being rejected, yet he's the least among them all. He has, however, interesting moment…
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The 4th season has now ended, question is... was it good, short answer, well obviously, slightly longer answer -
Just like the previous three seasons, the 4th was just as good, introducing a new cast of character that are mostly written very well, my favourite being teruko.
The story continues basically right after the third season, and in all respect it is better than the third season in many different ways, I wish I could explain why but I do not want to spoil the story.
The visuals are pretty average though, just a run of the mill anime visually, but, it does have it's moments when you think to yourself "That was a pretty cool scene."
The music in the anime was alright, The Intro song does have nice points about it, for example the kick was nice and bassy but with a tinge of high…
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The reason why I started watching this anime is very simple: I was playing Fate Grand Order at the time, so these historical characters with special abilities (or these metahumans with the names of historical characters) have an inexplicable attraction to me.
I will admit that most of Bungo Stray Dogs' appeal is provided by its interesting characters. But as an animation that has ended the fourth season, I can't deny that it is difficult to maintain the freshness of this series with only interesting characters.
Beginning with season 2, we'll see a flashback story to kick off each season, and a main storyline to confront the new organization, complete with a variety of new characters whose superpowers will humble the previous ones. I don't think "being formulaic" is a problem. If this is…
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I have such fond memories of this series, and I was so excited to return to it—finally!—but then I remembered all the reasons Bungo Stray Dogs is a “have to be in the right kind of mood” anime for me. Here’s what I loved about it: the humor this season did all it needed to to encapsulate the charm of Bungo Stray Dogs, and I was happy we got to see that through a few new avenues. Well, new and old avenues, but the old avenues (like Ranpo) got more of an opportunity to shine this time around. I also was happy to see an uptick in the drama department and a bit more of a stabilized plot than we’ve seen in the past because I think, with the plotlines this anime deals with, it can handle high drama pretty well when it wants to. And it did.
That being said, I’m still not a huge fan of the season…
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After long years of wait, we finally get to see the continuation of arguably one of the best shounen in these modern days, Bungou Stray Dogs. After watching the fourth season throughout, I came to the conclusion that it still retains the quality of the previous seasons, which is an impressive thing since most of the time, it is hard to have this level of consistency. As a long-time fan, I'm thoroughly contended.
The fourth season started off with the backstory of the Agency - how it was first formed. Basically, the first three episodes or so follow the story of Fukuzawa and Rampo, from their very first encounter to the creation of the agency. I was enthralled that the fourth season begins like stated because now we get to know in detail who was involved in the creation of the agency, how…
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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…
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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…
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