Bungo Stray Dogs may not be the only example of a story that takes real-world authors and puts them into extraordinary situations, but it is one of the best. (And if you’re curious, examples include Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series and the French comic City Hall.) Its anime version is somewhat unusual in that it incorporates storylines from the manga and light novels, both canonical because the same person, Kafka Asagiri, writes them. Both storytelling formats work in tandem to give us a complete picture of the story’s world. Add in the odd alternate universe takes included in the canon, and it’s an impressively developed world. In some ways, that makes the anime the easiest way to experience the story; it may not always go as in-depth, but it is at least a single format that makes it more palatable to some consumers. On the downside, its anime schedule has been a bit patchy,…
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