Bungo Stray Dogs WAN Season 2 premieres today on Crunchyroll, bringing back the chibi comedy spinoff produced by studios BONES and NOMAD.
Bungo Stray Dogs WAN! Season 2 premieres today, July 2, on Crunchyroll. The comedic chibi spinoff, co-produced by studios BONES and NOMAD, returns with its signature bite-sized humor as fans continue to await word on the main Bungo Stray Dogs anime's next chapter.
The second season brings back the creative team that shaped the first. Toshihiro Kikuchi returns as director, with Yudai Hanaoka serving as assistant director. Toko Machida handles series composition once again, while Hiromi Daimi reprises her role as character designer, translating the chibi aesthetic that defines the spinoff's lighthearted tone.
On the audio side, Taku Iwasaki returns to compose the score, with music production handled by Lantis. Kazuhiro Wakabayashi is back as sound director, and Glovision continues in the sound production role. Additional returning staff includes color designer Azusa Sasaki and art director Hibiki Nagatomo, rounding out a production team that remains largely unchanged from the first season.
The voice cast from the first WAN! season returns in full force. Yuto Uemura is back as the earnest Atsushi Nakajima, while Mamoru Miyano reprises his beloved turn as the eccentric Osamu Dazai. Yoshimasa Hosoya returns as the perpetually exasperated Doppo Kunikida, and Sumire Morohoshi once again voices the stoic Kyoka Izumi.
On the Port Mafia side, Kensho Ono returns as Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Kisho Taniyama reprises the fiery Chuya Nakahara. The returning ensemble ensures continuity for longtime fans who have come to associate these performers with their respective characters across both the main series and its spinoff counterpart.
For those unfamiliar, Bungo Stray Dogs WAN! is based on the ongoing spinoff manga written and illustrated by Neco Kanai, serialized in Kadokawa's Young Ace UP magazine. The series reimagines the characters from Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's original Bungo Stray Dogs manga in a chibi art style, placing members of the Armed Detective Agency, the Port Mafia, and the Guild in absurd comedic scenarios that strip away the darker thriller elements of the main story.
The first WAN! anime season aired in early 2021, offering a lighter companion piece to the main series. Season 2 continues that tradition, providing fans with a comedic palate cleanser while the franchise's weightier storyline remains on hold.
The timing of WAN! Season 2 carries particular significance within the broader Bungo Stray Dogs franchise. The main anime's fifth season, which aired in 2023, effectively caught up to the source manga's available material. While a continuation of the main story was teased following the fifth season's finale, no formal announcement for a sixth season has materialized as of this writing.
That gap has left WAN! as the franchise's primary animated output for the moment. The spinoff gives BONES and NOMAD a way to keep the Bungo Stray Dogs brand active on screen while Asagiri's manga builds up enough new material to support another full season of the main series. For fans eager for any new animated content featuring their favorite literary-inspired ability users, WAN! Season 2 fills that void with charm and humor rather than high-stakes drama.
Bungo Stray Dogs WAN! Season 2 is streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll, with availability spanning North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the CIS region. The first season of WAN! and all five seasons of the main Bungo Stray Dogs anime are also available on the platform for viewers looking to catch up or revisit the series ahead of the new episodes.
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