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The second season of Bungo Stray Dogs is upon us, but there’s still some time to refresh your memories with Bungo Stray Dogs Official Guide Book: Kaika Roku coming out on Sept. 17!
The second season is scheduled to air in October with 13 episodes, and what better way to pass the time waiting than recapping what happened until now? The book comes with specially drawn cover art featuring Atsushi Nakajima on the front and Osamu Dazai on the back, and it has everything you need to know about the first season.
With detailed explanations of the characters and story, settings introductions you can only read in this volume, exclusive illustrations and comments by Harukawa 35, exclusive cuts of Atsushi specially drawn for this volume, and much more, you can gain a deeper understanding of your favorite show.
■ Characters
Everything you wanted to know about the members of the Armed Detective Company and Port Maffia with additional character profiles by original author Kafka Asagiri!
■ Story
Review the story just in time before the second season with expositions of the first season’s most important scenes, story cram, and an all-episode review from director Takuya Igarashi!
■ World
The world of Bungo Stray Dogs opens before you through the faithfully drawn streets of Yokohama, the interior of the Armed Detective Company, as well as introductions of the nearby facilities!
■ Interviews & Comments
**Staff Interviews:**
Kafka Asagiri (original author), Hirukawa 35 (manga), Takuya Igarashi (director), Yoji Enokido (series composition & script), Nobuhiro Arai (character design), Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (sound director), Taku Iwasaki (music), Kotaro Tamura (opening theme unit director & storyboard artist), Yasuomi Umetsu (ending theme unit director, animation director & storyboard artist)
Cast Interviews:
Yuuto Uemura (Atsushi Nakajima), Mamoru Miyano (Osamu Dazai), Kensho Ono (Ryunosuke Akutagawa)
Staff Comments:
Hiroki Kanno (chief animation director), Fumihiro Katagai (small arms design), Ryu Hirata (props & sub-character design), Yumiko Kondo (art director), Yukari Goto (color design), Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi (director of photography), Shigeru Nishiyama (editing), Shizuo Kurahashi and Sachiko Nishi (sound effects), Hatsumi Kumano/Kusanagi (assistant art director), Tsuyoshi Kusano (design), Mari Suzuki (animation producer)
Cast Comments:
Yoshimasa Hosoya (Doppo Kunikida), Hiroshi Kamiya (Ranpo Edogawa), Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Junichiro Tanizaki), Hiroyuki Kagura (Kenji Miyazawa), Yu Shimamura (Akiko Yosano), Chiaki Omigawa (Naomi Tanizaki), Rikiya Koyama (Yukichi Fukuzawa), Kisho Taniyama (Chuya Nakahara), Wataru Hatano (Motojiro Kajii), Masami Seto (Ichiyo Higuchi), Sumire Morohoshi (Kyouka Izumi)
Bungo Stray Dogs Official Guide Book: Kaika Roku Details
Price: ¥1,400 plus tax
Specifications: B5, 128 pages
Publisher: Kadokawa
Editing & Planning: Newtype
©2016 Kafka Asagiri, Harukawa 35 / Kadokawa / Bungo Stray Dogs Production Committee
Source: PR TIMES
