


Perhaps it was to lay the groundwork for the characters, but I felt that nothing really happened in the first five or six episodes. And the man that initially recruited him, Dazai does his best to send Atsushi on meaningless tasks in order to establish himself at the agency. If I'm even committed enough to make it that far.Īfter being collected by the agency, Atsushi does his best to fit in. I digress, I can give a pass to the whole magic thing, as I expect this to be explained in later seasons. People use magic abilities, characters appear out of nowhere and mysteries are solved with the level of clairvoyance that would make Nostradamus roll over in his grave. But after 12 episodes of watching Stray Dogs, I would like to throw a strong disclaimer out there: don't expect anything to be explained in this anime. I was looking forward to uncovering his past as well as the origin of his mystical Weretiger ability. I really enjoyed the first episode or two with the introduction of our main protagonist, Atsushi and how he comes into the Armed Detective Agency. It loosely reminded meet of the anime Gungrave's synopsis with an orphan joining a powerful agency and excelling through the ranks. I truly mean what I say with regard to the promise I had for the show.

Throw in some sporadic comedy, unnecessary gore along with some of the poorest excuses for detective work I've ever seen and you've got a recipe for disaster. However, throughout its first season's 12 episodes, Stray Dogs never really discovers what it wants to be. Like it has the promise to be something really unique. The synopsis is what really had me hyped for the show, because on the surface it sounds The second anime to be produced by bones this season, Stray Dogs is an edgy, ambitious story of an abandoned orphan who finds his place with a detective agency solving crimes and battling the notorious Port Mafia. We've all heard the famous phrase "I'd rather be a Jack of all trades than a king of one", but what happens when you try to be at Jack of too many trades? Well, that's where you get a show like Bunguo Stray Dogs. "Stupidity is a talent for misconception"
