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Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai is the subject of a six-model Zoff glasses collection that opened web pre-orders on October 21, 2026. Merchandise built around his character design, including a 31,900 yen MAYLA dress, continues to appear alongside a revival run of the Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE film.

Synthesized from 3 Yomimono stories · updated Oct 24

Osamu Dazai, as he appears in the Bungo Stray Dogs anime, is the anchor for a run of merchandise and event tie-ins. The most recent is the Zoff eyewear collection that opened web pre-orders on October 21, 2026. His frame is one of six character models priced at 12,200 yen with set lenses, and its hinge carries bandage details drawn from his design. Every pair ships with a case and a cloth printed with an anime scene, and each order includes a lens exchange ticket usable at Zoff stores in Japan. Pre-orders close November 25, 2026, with shipping from late July 2027, and orders are online only.

The Zoff launch follows a MAYLA dress pre-order window that ran from September 17 to October 19, 2026 at 31,900 yen. That dress draws on the 15-year-old Dazai, with a tailored collar, brown tortoiseshell buttons for his eye color, a trench-coat-style waist belt, and embroidery reading No Longer Human, his ability in the series. The two items treat the character's design as the product itself, one at collectible apparel pricing, the other with a prescription lens path.

On the screen side, Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE returns to 30 theaters nationwide from December 25, 2026. MoviTicke online advance tickets went on sale October 18 and run through December 24, with a digital wallpaper for buyers and a digital card as a viewing bonus. A collaboration with the Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum Shayokan in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture runs January 23 to April 18, 2027. The film revival and the Shayokan tie-in place the anniversary activity at the writer's birthplace rather than in the usual anime retail circuit.

Key facts

Eyewear collaboration
Zoff | Bungo Stray Dogs opened web pre-orders on October 21, 2026 for six character glasses, including an Osamu Dazai model. ↗
Glasses price and contents
Each frame is 12,200 yen with set lenses included, and ships with an original case and a cloth printed with an anime scene. ↗
Dazai frame detail
The Osamu Dazai frame has bandage details on the hinge. ↗
Glasses pre-order window
Pre-orders close November 25, 2026, with shipping to start sequentially from late July 2027. ↗
Lens exchange ticket
Every pair comes with a lens exchange ticket usable at Zoff stores in Japan for prescription or non-prescription lenses. ↗
MAYLA dress pre-order
MAYLA took pre-orders for a Bungo Stray Dogs Iconic Dress from September 17 at 5:00 PM to October 19 at 5:00 PM, priced at 31,900 yen with tax. ↗
Dress design
The dress draws on the 15-year-old Osamu Dazai, with a tailored collar, brown tortoiseshell buttons for his eye color, a trench-coat-style waist belt, and embroidery reading No Longer Human. ↗
Film revival run
Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE gets a limited revival run at 30 theaters nationwide from December 25, 2026. ↗
Shayokan collaboration
A collaboration with the Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum Shayokan in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture runs January 23 to April 18, 2027. ↗

Timeline

Written with AI from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced. See our editorial policy. Every fact links the story it came from.

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Oct 21

Bungo Stray Dogs and Zoff Launch Six Character Glasses

Eyewear brand Zoff opened web pre-orders on October 21, 2026 for "Zoff | Bungo Stray Dogs," a six-model glasses collection built around the TV anime. Each frame is 12,200 yen with set lenses included, and every pair ships with an original case and a cloth printed with an anime scene. The six characters are Atsushi Nakajima, Osamu Dazai, Ranpo Edogawa, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Chuuya Nakahara and Fyodor D. Designs draw on each character's ability, hair color and costume: a tiger paw motif for Atsushi Nakajima, bandage details on the Osamu Dazai hinge, and the words "Crime and Punishment" inside the Fyodor D temples. Temple tips carry a metal plate for the character's affiliation, either the Armed Detective Agency, the Port Mafia or the Rats in the House of the Dead. Pre-orders close November 25, 2026, with shipping to start sequentially from late July 2027. Orders are online only; Zoff stores will not take reservations.

Oct 19

Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE Returns to 30 Theaters From December 25

Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE gets a limited revival run at 30 theaters nationwide from December 25, 2026. MoviTicke online advance tickets went on sale October 18 and run through December 24, with a digital wallpaper for buyers and a digital card as a viewing bonus. A collaboration with the Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum Shayokan in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture runs January 23 to April 18, 2027.

Sep 12

MAYLA Opens Pre-Orders For Bungo Stray Dogs Iconic Dress On September 17

MAYLA will take pre-orders for a Bungo Stray Dogs Iconic Dress from September 17 at 5:00 PM to October 19 at 5:00 PM, priced at 31,900 yen with tax. The dress draws on the 15-year-old Osamu Dazai, with a tailored collar, brown tortoiseshell buttons for his eye color, a trench-coat-style waist belt, and embroidery reading No Longer Human, his ability in the series.