These special events will last from April 2025 to April 2026.
The Bungo Stray Dogs aka BSD anime, based on Kafka Asagiri’s manga series of the same name, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2026. To prepare for the big occasion, KADOKAWA has launched a pre-celebration project that will begin in April 2025 , with 12 monthly events that will lead up to the finale in April 2026. The official website of the Bungo Stray Dogs anime has revealed some of the events they have planned for the next months, including a cinematic screening of the first two seasons.
What’s in store for the Bungo Stray Dogs 10th anniversary project?
The first pre-celebration will begin in April 2025 with the all-night movie theater screening of the first and second season of the anime. Season 1 will be screened on 19 April, at Cinem@rt Shinjuku. BONES Inc. president Masahiko Minami and BSD editor Hiroshi Kato will be present as special guests. Season 2 will be screened on 26 April at the same venue. Series composer Yoji Enokido and manga creator Kafka Asagiri will be present as special guests. Tickets for both screenings are available on the website.
Celebrations will continue in May and June with Bungo Stray Dogs’ collaboration with the Chuuya Nakahara Memorial Museum. This exhibition will take place from 8 May to 30 June, in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture. Returning after 7 years, this event will have original merch, photo spots, panel exhibitions, themed cafe, collaborative displays at the Yuda Onsen Tourist Hub “Kitsune no Ashi Ato”. In June, fans will also get two BSD-themed book covers with the Kadokawa Bunko collaboration project. More details about this will be revealed later.
The popular calico cat from the series, Natsume-sensei will also get his time to shine. On 1 April, a new initiative called ‘Natsume-sensei’s Wandering Journey’ will commemorate where the adorable cat will make surprise appearances in Animate stores across Japan and even overseas. This promotional campaign will last the whole year. More celebratory events will be announced at later dates, leading up to the grand finale 10th anniversary celebration in April 2026.
What is Bungo Stray Dogs about?
The BSD anime is based on Kafka Asagiri’s ongoing manga series which began publishing in Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine back in 2012. The monthly manga was adapted into an anime series with the first and second seasons coming out in 2016. A movie called Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple came out in 2018, followed by the third season in 2019. Both the fourth and the fifth seasons aired in 2023, with more on the way.
The story of Bungo Stray Dogs revolves around Atsushi Nakajima, a young orphan boy who can turn into a massive white tiger. After being kicked out of the orphanage, he meets Osamu Dazai, an eccentric man with a penchant for suicide, who takes him to the Armed Detective Agency. We learned that this organisation is filled with people who have supernatural abilities and solve dangerous crimes. Interestingly, all characters in the series are named after famed authors from around the world.
