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Season 5 of Bungou Stray Dogs continues to directly build
upon the events of Season 4, though in a much less character
driven way this time, which paved the way for a more fast
paced, action packed season that also had many twists. That
comes with the positive of keeping me at the edge of my seat
in suspense for what was to come, but gave me less to think
about after each episode ended, as it wasn’t as full of
depth as the previous season was. It also did what few anime
do nowadays, pass the current chapter of the manga to the
point of having a finale episode that covered scenes not
seen in the source material. Seeing the fact that no one
knew what the end had in store was definitely an exciting
time, and it was overall once again another thrilling
season. The plot builds upon the finale of Season 4 at the
Sky Casino, and continues with the Detective Agency trying
to clear their name, with the Hunting Dogs hot on their
tail. Their goal was to capture Kamui, the leader of the
Decay of Angels, but it turns out a familiar face is the one
behind it all. The thing that impressed me the most with
this season was that the stakes felt higher than ever
before, with the fate of a lot of the characters genuinely
uncertain, and with that uncertainty, it does a great job in
creating that feeling where I was actually scared if a
character would be killed. The one thing that was the source
of some frustration to me was the one of the villain’s
ability, as it was so overpowered that no one could stop
him. However, as these stories tend to go, it would seem
like he would have to be defeated at one point, and I felt
however way the protagonists ended up winning would be
through a deus ex machina. That said, I really liked the
villains, as they were very crafty (especially Fyodor), and
twisted enough to make things very interesting to watch. The
story might not always be written at a very high standard,
but it gets the job done in an immensely entertaining way,
despite the flaws. Production wise, much like the previous
seasons, it was very consistent, and the soundtrack
continued to be solid, along with an excellent opening and
ending song. The focus on the characters was not that
balanced this time around, with some characters being
virtually absent for the entire season, but the cast of
characters that were present were about as good as before,
though this time around, it wasn’t as emotional as last
season, which had numerous backstories that really fleshed
out the characters. Like I mentioned before, it was more of
an action packed season, along with a lot of mind games in
the form of twists. It was great to see the return of Aya
though, as she was a nice character that appeared in one of
the OVAs before. Overall, another extremely thrilling,
enthralling roller coaster that had me looking forward to
each subsequent episode, and while it was less emotional,
with some notable negatives and some poor tonal shifts, it
still got the job done. We likely won’t see another season
since the anime has passed the recent manga chapter, but
whenever a sequel happens, I’m sure I’ll be there yet again
to witness it.
