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Bungo Stray Dogs Ends Part 1 After 14 Years!

This iconic manga is ending its first part after 14 years.

Bungo Stray Dogs © 2012 by Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa/Kadokawa

On February 3, 2026, it was announced that Bungo Stray Dogs has concluded its run after 130 chapters and possibly 29 volumes.

However, this is not actually the end of the whole series as these 130 chapters have been announced as “Part 1” of the 14-year old manga.

There is no confirmation of a Part 2 release date but with the label “Part 1” for these chapters, it is likely to come in the future.

Serialized for Kadokawa Shoten’s seinen manga magazine Young Ace since December 4, 2012, Bungo Stray Dogs (B-S-D) was written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa.

Having reached 27 volumes and a 28th coming this March 26 to coincide with the final chapter, the manga has sold over 16 million copies as of 2024.

Adapted as an anime by Bones (My Hero Academia, Soul Eater, Fullmetal Alchemist) under Takuya Igarashi’s direction, Bungo Stray Dogs has seen five seasons, which had a total of 61 episodes from April 7, 2016 to September 20, 2023, adapting the first 113 out of 130 chapters and concluding with the 9th and penultimate arc, the Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc (Chapter 88 – Chapter 113).

A spin-off television series adaptation of Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! aired from January to March 2021, with a second season set to premiere in 2026.

If there will be a sixth season for Bungo Stray Dogs, it will likely be the final one, to adapt the final arc of Part 1, the Resurrection Arc (Chapter 114 to Chapter 130).

A live-action film, “Bungo Stray Dogs The Movie: Beast”, was released in Japan in January 2022.

Bungo Stray Dogs tells the story of weretiger Atsushi Nakajima, who joins individuals gifted with supernatural powers, many being named after famous writers such as Ozamu Dazai, a detective of the Armed Detective Agency that assigns ability users to tackle crimes beyond the police’s power.

Chapter 130 of Bungo Stray Dogs will be released on March 5, 2026.

Source: Twitter

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