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| Episode 1 is finally here!! It's finally here after 3-4 years and the animation is still as good as before.. Overall amazing episode! Can't wait for the other episodes! |
| Great start! Even the first episode is kind of a flashback episode, it was very interesting. btw, The MV of the ED has been released already. |
AkeZZZJan 4, 2023 7:07 AM
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| Bungou Stray Dogs is back and it's off to some no-nonsense thriller and drama again! Great to see familiar faces back too. The black and noir-like style of the episode also gave me a thrilling impression and honestly, I feel like it works for this particular show. They really gave Ranpo a lot of screen time with this series' return and I'm also curious to see what important roles he'll play. No doubt he's still a skilled detective. |
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| the only thing i cared about was that, first episode is a prequel, not a sequel. why season 4? |
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| It's good for this season to be back! I love Ranpo's character because his role is pretty much my hobby in the daily basis and it's his turn now to get a flashback on his own which I'm really looking forward! OP's visual looks pretty cool and ED has no visual but sound is nice. |
| It's been a few years since the third season, almost four in fact. Quite honestly having this much gap makes the memory a bit feeble if nothing lol. And.. again we started with the backstory, like the last two seasons. It was Dazai and Chuuya in the past, and this time we had Ranpo. Ranpo like ever, I mean it’s the past but still that canny self was there. He’ll welcome himself anywhere and whenever he wants to and well, will just point the culprit when he wishes too. Happened this time around too, though which led to Fukuzawa taking an interest in him and tagging him along. Though the way Ranpo exposed the secretary’s plot of framing that assassin, whose name we don’t know, it shouldn’t come as a surprise anyway. Fukuzawa knows quite too well that Ranpo’s far more than a normal child, maybe that’s why he tagged him along to his next case, at the theatre. Guess the arc will go along for an episode or two more. Opening is decent enough, but I remember previous parts having better than what we had this time. |
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| Well here we are once again, the previous season bored me to tears im not gonna lie, so seeing as this new one didn't exactly start well with ANOTHER flashback arc does kind of dissapoint me. You see, there comes a time when smack talk from hot boys with even hotter VAs is simply not enough to be engaged, and you start thinking ... "Whats the direction, what are the stakes and or what is even happening". The kind of mistery/detective plot like "Since when did you know hes the killer ---- i knew all along" also does not help. |
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| Its finally back after so long, super excited! The first episode was such an incredible start, we got an flashback to when Ranpo got hired for the first time i think. Ranpo coming in clutch again with his skills, the doctor or whoever he was had no chance against him. The B&W background also suited so well. can't wait for the next ep |
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| First episode of 2023 seasonal anime for me! Really loved the Dark Age (or is it Dark CONTINENT?) arc that started off season 2. So to see we're also starting off season 4 with some prequel backstory is... a good sign, I suppose? Saying this because I enjoyed seasons 1 and 2, but season 3 was somewhat of a snoozefest for me personally at least. Here's hoping season 4 will deliver. So far so good. I'm glad to see that it still is very much cable of darker, more somber tones amidst the more light-hearted tones in which it is more well known for. |
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| good to see my boy ranpo after so long and the black and white filter looked really good. |
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| Have wanted this particular Light Novel story animated for years so I am overjoyed, it was needed especially for the upcoming story for sure. Was worried it was gonna be Stormbringer. |
| Help I have fallen into the Villainess genre and I refuse to get out |
| We're back once again! I liked all of Bungou Stray Dogs before and it's good to see Bones continue giving this project a good shot. Looks like we start with another flashback arc like the previous two seasons and it's looking to be really good, the ending scene with Ranpo figuring out Fukuzawa's dark past was intense! |
JPotter said: I watched it on a illegal website because I don't have shit like crunchyroll but I think you can find it on crunchyroll idk.where can I watch it? |
| Another season, another prequel adapted by Bones. Just like I expected. Honestly, I've been of the unpopular opinion that the prequel stories are massively overrated and have done more harm than good to the adaptation. This was most evident in season 3 where a lot of time was spent on Chuuya's irrelevant backstory and not enough on Atsushi's backstory, which was completely botched in the anime. This is not a good sign considering how incredibly long and story heavy the DOA arc is. I'm not sure whether it was ever confirmed how many episodes this season will have, but if it's 12 like the others, then some parts will definitely be rushed. On the bright side, "Origins of the Detective Agency" is the most fitting of the prequels Bones could have adapted for this season considering what will happen later on. At the very least it's not Stormbringer. |
Vlad4oJan 4, 2023 8:00 AM
| ahh yes, the typical first few episodes of flashback. Seeing kid oda was super adorable, in addition to kid taboo and younger fukuzawa. Super excited for this season!! the op and ed are not nearly as amazing as the past seasons, but I suppose I’ll warm up to them. |
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| Omg it's back!!! And we get a little backstory about Ranpo and the white haired guy?? (I forgot his name..... I haven't watched this show in ages but I remember absolutely loving it but now there are a couple gaps in my memory lol. 😅 |
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| Glad to have this anime back and it's back with a good start. Ranpo and Fukuzawa's backstory this time and Ranpo was a legend even back then. |
MegamiRemJan 4, 2023 7:39 PM
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| We're still following the flashback premiere tradition it seems, with "original" light novel content |
Switch_Z said: I haven't read the manga or the LN at all. Was the first episode of S4 based on the LN?We're still following the flashback premiere tradition it seems, with "original" light novel content |
| TEEN ODASAKU AAAAAAAA |
| Why Bones always insists in starting each new season ever since the 2nd one with prequel novels? Granted, this one looks better than Chuuya's one (who was a blatant attempt to give him screentime cause in the main story he didn't do much), but it's still a chore to take a backseat from the main story to watch a prequel that isn't really relevant to the plot of the series. If they want to adapt those LNs so badly they should make OVAs for them just like they did with Kunikida's one with the little girl. |
IllyricusJan 4, 2023 9:19 AM
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| starts a new season and Edogawa its a crazy boy!!! kekeke |
| In a perfect world this would've been released as an OVA. On top of that, the Dazai sequel started off more engaging. What helps with this part is the prospect of payoff in the mainstory. The outro hits different again, tho. It's the same band as always. Makes you feel nostalgic. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
WeePinkGin said: yeah I agree I felt stormbringer would have been a bit out of placeHave wanted this particular Light Novel story animated for years so I am overjoyed, it was needed especially for the upcoming story for sure. Was worried it was gonna be Stormbringer. |
| Great first episode! Animation is still great! I love Ranpo so much, he is such a cool charachter! |
| Sorry for my english xD! RIP Kentaro Miura :( RIP Akira Toriyama :(  |
| One more series to my list of "I watched the previous season and don't remember shite". Lets see if next episodes jog up my memory. |
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