3rd Season — Bungou Stray Dogs

Season 3 opens with a three-episode adaptation of the light novel prequel. Set seven years before the main story, it explores the chaotic "Dragon’s Head Conflict" and the first meeting between and Chūya Nakahara .

After returning to the present, the season introduces its primary antagonist: , leader of the "Rats in the House of the Dead". Bungou Stray Dogs 3rd Season

: The virus will kill both leaders in 48 hours unless one of them dies first, which would save the other. This forces the Agency and the Mafia into a bloody all-out war to protect their respective heads. Season 3 opens with a three-episode adaptation of

: This arc reveals how Chūya joined the Port Mafia and provides early glimpses into Dazai’s cold, manipulative brilliance. The Main Plot: The Cannibalism Arc the season introduces its primary antagonist: