Bungo Stray Dogs Manga Ends 1st Part on March 4

Announcement Details

The March issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that the Bungo Stray Dogs manga will end its first part in the upcoming chapter. This conclusion is scheduled for release on March 4.

Publication History

Creators Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa launched the manga in Young Ace in December 2012. Kadokawa released the series' 27th compiled book volume in September 2025. Yen Press released the 26th volume in English on January 20.

Story Premise

Yen Press describes the story as centering on Atsushi Nakajima, a despairing young man kicked out of an orphanage who rescues a strange man named Osamu Dazai from a suicide attempt. It turns out that Dazai is part of a detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent.

Franchise Adaptations

The manga has inspired five TV anime seasons. An anime film titled Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple opened in Japan in March 2018, and Crunchyroll began streaming the film in September 2018. A spinoff manga, Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! , also inspired a television anime that premiered in January 2021. A second season for the spinoff is scheduled for 2026