An Overall Review on Bungou Stray Dogs. This was written long ago tho Spoiler Alert First thing i would say is that This is my kinda anime.. Bungo stray dogs is just crazy...Cant believe its so underrated..It has everything an shonen/shinen anime fan could ask for.. it has top noch action detective/murder cases mystry comedy Super unique abilities Psychological mind games dark scenes Badass characters mafia/gangster and also a cute lil waifu....what else do u need? But the special thing is none of them...its the soundtracks...ALMOST EVERY IMPORTANT BATTLE HAS OP PLAYING AT THE BACKGROUND....this thing hooked me the most...and all the EDs are so fuking good that i cant dare to skip... Action Animation : The action scenes made me in love with studio bones..from Supernatural fighting to gunfights...it doesnt slacks off...the visuals were also given perfectly... Character : I loved the cast...too much badass characters to sleep on...i mean just look at Dazai...who doesnt love him... Chuuya RampoOdasaku are also next to him....During all the seasons we can see their character development at a good pace. But I found a little problem there...its that there are so many characters in this series and so many side characters dont get screentime...And also they get overshadowed thnx to Atsusi Akutagawa.. Story : Season 1: The 1st season fully focused on character introductions...so its a soft start...The armed detective agency The port mafia clashed a bit ..and Our MC Atsusi got most of the screen time... Season 2 :This is the real shit...as u can see i rated it almost 10...this season was a blast...at first 4 ep Showed Dazais past...and those 4 eps were so dark and damn good..then we go to present day and A foreign Guild trys to get Yokohama city so Detective agency port mafia fight together...the last battle of Atsusi Akutagawa vs Guild leader is considered the best fight of the whole series... Season 3 : The first 3 ep showed Chuuyas past and his partnership with Dazai...then a former villain comes up with some deadly virus...and this ssn was darker than the other 2...action is good as always.. Movie: this movie takes place after season 2...the best part of the movie was Chuuyas awsome fight vs a dragon or smthng...that fight made my day...but the movie felt a bit rushed and the side characters didnt get screentime at all...i wished it was made season not movie. Problems/Flaws : There werent actually any major problem I had with this show. But also there was some minor flaws that I just cant neglect. The first would be less screentime of the side characters. And it would have been nice if they showed more insights of their past/characteristics. And my second problem would be the MC himself. Well there are far better characters than him in the show. And its just my thought that he is not that well written as a protagonist even though he gets most of the screentime. Despite all that this show is 10/10 worth watching and the enjoyment is overwhelming. Highly recommend. Personal Ratings: Season 1 : 7.5/10 Season 2 : 9.5/10 Season 3 : 8.5/10 MovieDead apple: 8/10 Overall: 9/10
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