Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 2 (Volume 2)

These were bought as a gift. I had bo idea they are read differently or should I say bound differently than most books. My teenage son says the series is like that and its not an error. He really enjoyed the books. The covers were nicely made, graphics were of quality, seemed like a durable book. Pages did not fill thin or cheap. Pictures will show how it opens from the right and you'll turn the pages to the right also as you read.

I absolutely love this series it's great loved the anime love the manga it's beautiful and have some of my favorite anime characters

Very nice

Came quickly and without any damage!

I barely started reading this manga because I heard the anime was good and since I started reading manga I thought “Well let me just read the manga” and so I did. I loved vol 1 and needed vol 2 so I could know what happened! The translation was good as I seemed to understand everything well, art is amazing, and the manga itself is amazing, thrilling, funny, and has action. I’m most likely gonna have to read vol 3 and 4 online because those volumes are rare but I’ll definitely continue to read more as I go on!

A great series! The Armed Detective Agency help to solve a murder! Unfortunately, the Mafia is still after Atsushi! Will they be able to save him?

***This volume was supplied to Constant Collectible, a nerd website I write for, in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.*** This series will be problematic to your to-be-read list. Be warned. Bungo Stray Dogs is a series where the characters are very loosely based off of real-life authors. Real-life Japanese authors, to be exact. Real-life Japanese authors you’re probably not familiar with, to further increase the accuracy of my above statement. This creates To-Be-Read-List problems for two reasons: 1) This series is really good, so you’ll want to read all of them. Of which there are 12 (only 2 of which are currently in English). 2) You’ll end up wanting to read all of the books by all of the mentioned Japanese authors. Of which there are many. But you know what? It’s worth it. This series rocks. As does this particular volume. Bungo Stray Dogs is a prime example of a manga that manages to be action-packed and serious while also making you laugh. This volume has the perfect balance of action, character development, humor, and world-building. Each character has his or her own quirks, which keeps the relatively large cast of characters from blending together. We met a few new people since volume 1 and they're all intriguing. They each have very distinct looks, as well, something that the illustrator (Sango Harukawa) did that excellent job of emphasizing. Speaking of which: This manga has exceptional artwork. I could look at it all day. The world that this series takes place in is fascinating. The urban, modern-day setting goes very well with the supernatural skills that most of the characters possess. It’s also a cool touch because that the characters are based off of 20th century Japanese authors, each having personality traits or magical skills that are nods to their respective authors. It’s interesting to see how these traits translate into a modern day, supernatural setting. Massive points to Asagiri’s creativity. The literary nerd in me is making me want to read up on my Japanese literature. That being said, you absolutely do not need to know anything about Japanese authors to enjoy this series. It is very self-contained, though it is made even richer if you happen to possess outside information. I can’t wait to read more of Bungo Stray Dogs and am impatiently waiting for volume 3 to be released in English.

I love Bungo Stray Dogs and I’ve been reading it online, but I’ve been a fan of it for almost 2 years, so I think it might be safe to say I’ll be a fan for more years to come. So I decided to start collecting the manga! I definitely need a refresher on the story so I’ve been reading the ones I get, this arc is so silly and fun and I’m dreading some of the next ones