Bungo Stray Dogs

A street‑wise orphan with a tiger inside joins a literary detective agency to battle monsters and mystery alike.

Atsushi Nakajima, an 18‑year‑old drifter with a mysterious ability to summon a feral white tiger, finds himself cast out of the orphanage that raised him after the beast’s chaotic rampage. Starving and alone, he stumbles upon a drowning man on the riverbank—Osamu Dazai, a flamboyant former detective who treats suicide like a hobby and hunts the same spectral tiger. Dazai, accompanied by his stoic partner Doppo Kunikida, pulls Atsuki into the ranks of the Armed Detective Agency, a covert group of gifted individuals who solve crimes the police can’t touch. Within the Agency’s eccentric halls, Atsushi discovers that his tiger‑summoning power isn’t a curse but a weapon, and his new comrades each wield literary‑inspired abilities—ranging from telekinetic prose to deadly poetry. Together they tackle bizarre cases: a city plagued by a murderous fog, a rival mafia of gifted outlaws, and conspiracies that blur the line between myth and reality. As the Agency’s battles intensify, Atsuki must confront his own past, master his untamed power, and decide whether he will become a hero or another monster in a world where every detective writes his own destiny.

A supernatural detective series where an orphaned teen joins an agency of gifted investigators battling a mafia organization. Expect stylized action, dark backstories, and a protagonist whose comedic suicide attempts mask genuine trauma.