Kadokawa just announced that the fifth season of the Bungo Stray Dogs anime, based on Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa’s manga, will start on July 12th. They also released a new video to promote the season.
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The show will premiere on July 12th on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and TV Aichi, and on July 13th on BS11 and KBS Kyoto. You can stream it on d Anime Store starting July 12th.
The opening theme song, “Kurogane no Ori” (Iron Cell), will be performed by GRANRODEO, and the ending theme song, “Kiseki” (Trails), will be performed by Luck Life.
Crunchyroll will stream the new season as it airs. Here’s a quick summary of the series:
Detective employees are getting caught one by one, and the leader of Tenjin Goshui, Kamui, is closing in on the Armed Detective Agency. Can the Agency survive?!
The fourth season of the anime premiered in Japan on January 4th. Crunchyroll streamed it with an English dub. The main staff and cast are returning for the fifth season.
- Director: Takuya Igarashi
- Series Script Supervisor and Writer: Yoji Enokido
- Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Nobuhiro Arai
- Animation Studio: BONES
The returning main cast members for the fifth season include:
- Yūto Uemura as Atsushi Nakajima
- Mamoru Miyano as Osamu Dazai
- Sumire Morohoshi as Kyōka Izumi
- Kensho Ono as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Kishō Taniyama as Chūya Nakahara
The English versions of the Bungo Stray Dogs manga and novel series are published by Yen Press. The manga started in December 2012 and is still ongoing in Kadokawa’s Young Ace magazine.
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