“Three Port Mafia friends—Dazai, Oda, Ango—meet at Lupin Bar until Ango vanishes; years later, Dazai faces Guild and Mafia threats.”
Bungo Stray Dogs 2
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Synopsis
Three Port Mafia friends—Dazai, Oda, Ango—meet at Lupin Bar until Ango vanishes; years later, Dazai faces Guild and Mafia threats.
Despite their differences in position, three men—the youngest senior executive of the Port Mafia, Osamu Dazai; the lowest ranking member, Sakunosuke Oda; and the intelligence agent, Ango Sakaguchi—gather at the Lupin Bar at the end of the day to relax and take delight in the company of friends. However, one night, Ango disappears. A photograph taken at the bar is all that is left of the three together. Fast forward to the present, and Dazai is now a member of the Armed Detective Agency. The Guild, an American gifted organization, has entered the fray and is intent on taking the Agency's work permit. They must now divide their attention between the two groups, the Guild and the Port Mafia, who oppose their very existence.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 68 sampled reviews
What 68 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.60 · some divergence
7.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 1.0
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Running avg · Dec 2016 → May 2025
- 8 “This season was a whole lot of fun! Starting off I was confused as hell. If you go DIRECTLY from S1 to here, it feels like a very sudden shift. It took me like half of the first episode to...”
- 10 “This season is awesome. We get to see a lot more interactions between the mafia and the ADA and they're gold. As usual, the art is beautiful; the coloring and sharpness are so pleasing to watch....”
- 7 “Honestly, I'm writing this review a year after seeing the second season because the first four episodes of this season are what I consider the highlight of this entire series. While the story...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2016 – Dec 2016 Fall 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-11213 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Movic Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Bandai Namco Live Creative Producer
- Glovision Producer
- Lawson HMV Entertainment Producer
- Sony PCL Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Crunchyroll Licensor