#BSD Manga reread | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

thesunshinebard · 4 months

Text

IDK what I love more: Dazai just chillin, Kunikida holding poor Atsushi by the scruff like a kitten, or Atsushi little sutbby hands

#Bungo Stray Dogs #Osamu Dazai #Doppo Kunikida #Atsushi Nakajima #the correct answer is all of them #BSD Manga reread

182 notes · View notes

flowers-of-buffoonery · 6 months

Text

there's something to be said about the way soukoku act around each other normally – about the endless childish banter that has been accompanying them from when they were 15 to the present day.

dazai and chuuya met when they were teenagers; they started off on two opposing sides, then chuuya was made to join the mafia, to partner with a boy he detested (and reasonably so). a lot has been said about the fact that soukoku are, for each other, the only way of experiencing the childhood and teenagehood they never got to have – not in the mafia, not in the sheep. they hated each other, were forced to work together by both circumstances and mori, and instead of seriously trying to kill each other they just... started insulting each other. and they never stopped.

here's the thing. 15yo dazai and chuuya, being insufferable to each other, is standard teenager behaviour. we're glad for it. go soukoku!

22yo dazai and chuuya, still being insufferable to each other... now, that's different.

part of it is, of course, that they genuinely find each other irritating – that much has not changed. and for chuuya, who's still in the mafia and has responsibilities and hordes of subordinates, dazai is likely the only person he can behave like that with. that much hasn't changed.

dazai, though. we see him acting like a downright brat with most members of the ADA – chief among them kunikida (much could be said about dazai attempting to replicate the dynamic he had with his ex-partner with his new partner. a post for another time). the reactions he gets range depending on the person. most members act as if nothing is out of the norm or like they're indulging him; atsushi is puzzled but just goes with it; kunikida gets angry and starts lecturing him. but nobody matches him blow for blow – nobody jokes back, nobody trades insults with him as a peer.

chuuya, on the other hand, doesn't just let dazai be his bratty, insufferable self like the ADA does; he actively joins him, rises up to the challenge.

at 22, dazai and chuuya can still act like that exclusively around each other. it can be falling back on old habits. but also – isn't it a choice, at this point?

having someone you don't have to be deferent to, someone that doesn't need to be manipulated – someone you can get mad at without thinking of consequences. isn't it a relief, having someone you can just hate? to dazai and chuuya, their relationship must be the easiest, most uncomplicated one they have.

I know you, and you know me. I don't have to be pleasant with you. let us not care, and be unpleasant together.

#*banging pots and pans* WAKE UP IT'S SOUKOKU HOURS #i refuse to be normal about them #rereading the manga is doing Things to me #bungou stray dogs #bsd meta #bsd #soukoku #dark era soukoku #dazai #bsd dazai #dazai osamu #chuuya #bsd chuuya #nakahara chuuya

662 notes · View notes

lotus-pear · 3 months

Text

bsd fic authors i understand yalls pain SO well right now why is it so fucking HARD to write dazai. like i have a whole fucking spreadsheet dedicated to tireless analysis i have done on my part so i can accurately characterize him but he is such an unpredictable and morally gray character that it's hard knowing his limits and boundaries and where he draws the line for himself.

#i hate when ppl make him out to be a sadistic villain with no remorse. like did we read the same manga 💀#but at the same time he is NOT crying abt all the ppl he sent to the grave. he sleeps just fine at night knowing he committed atrocities #yes he feels remorse? but he isn't like kunikida to weep at someone's grave for failing to save them #and then we have his emotions themselves #dazai isn't emotionless. far from it. he has difficulty expressing affection but yk he finds someone endearing when he trusts them #trust is very important to dazai and is one of the aspects of human emotion that he can fully grasp #but like everything else is in a hazy gray area that he does not feel like exploring. he feels alienated from his humanity bc of this #AUUUGHH can someone help me with character analysis PLEASE #I WASNT PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS MF UNTIL RECENTLY SO I MISSED OUT ON A LOT OF IMPORTANT DETAILS #see i would go and reread a few light novels but like i don't have time for that #and this is for dazai specifically. i am very well versed on his relationships w other charcaters #but just like asigiri himself said: it's very difficult to write dazai and write him WELL #so yeaaa i have a lot of smart ppl following me pls help #bsd #ALSO MY FRIEND STILL HAS NO LONGER HUMAN UUUUGHHHHHH I NEED THAT BACK BC I TABBED IT A SHIT TON #FOR LIKE CONNECTIONS TO YOZO AND BSD DAZAI AND WHERE ASIGIRI DREW INSPIRATION FROM YOZOS CHARACTER FOR DAZAI #THAT WOULD BE SUCH A VALUABLE FUCKING RESOURCE BC I DID SOME ANNOTATIONS IN THEM TOO BUT MY BOOK IS ANOTHER FUCKING STATE #I HATE IT HERE FML

290 notes · View notes

sad-emo-dip-dye · 8 months

Text

I could talk about this scene for ages. The significance of Akutagawa appearing in Atsushi’s mind after Francis, when the fight with the Guild was when Akutagawa told Atsushi that the words of his past have no hold on him anymore, the way the vision of Akutagawa is literally doing that now, showing up and telling Atsushi to ignore that and move forward

#ragsjdkalsjdkdlflfghhh #I’m rereading #it’s one of my favorite subtler sskk moments #screaming crying they make me sick #bungo stray dogs #sskk #bsd #shin soukoku #bsd atsushi #bsd akutagawa #bsd manga #bsd manga spoilers

140 notes · View notes

faggotawesome · 6 months

Text

#bsd sigma #sigma bungou stray dogs #sigma #sigma fanart #bsd #bsd manga #bsd fanart #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #i feel so sigma!#sigma sigma uhhhhh something sigma i should reread all of bsd (again) it will be so much fun i need morr sigms :(((((

98 notes · View notes

dahliadagger · 4 months

Text

BSD as random tumblr posts part 2

#and one reddit post but i found it on tumblr too so it counts right?#a lot of doa this time. i've been rereading the manga and i miss them </3 #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungou gay dogs

56 notes · View notes

whathorselegs · 2 months

Text

"I thought that in killing a dreaded adversary I might actually be bringing him happiness"

No Longer Human by Dazai Osamu

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd manga spoilers #bsd spoilers #rereading no longer human was good decision actually #even if I'm about to be real sad again

23 notes · View notes

fortunii · 9 months

Text

sigma is just doing the thing where they pass out from gaining to much information (pretty sure ango did it in the manga at some point)

#idk i need to reread the manga #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd 109

113 notes · View notes

emirrea · 6 months

Text

Mori must be questioning his life choices here for having to deal with yet another unhinged teenager lmao

#his face just screams 'not again'#also yes i am rereading the manga #bsd #bungou stray dogs #mori ougai #lucy maud montgomery #posting #em devours media

43 notes · View notes

aroacehanzawa · 7 months

Text

i'm going to be real with you guys for a moment. i don't think i'll continue following bsd much after this point

#i take back what i said about being excited for what's to come. i mean i am. in a very general impersonal way.#but the way the series is going. if the ending of the anime is going to be followed by the manga in a similar direction #is just very different from the silly armed detective agency vs port mafia authors with superpowers slightly high-stakes slice of life #that i originally signed up for. i've felt this way the whole decay of angels arc and just stuck around to see what happens #and because i care about the characters. bsd was always a character-focused manga for me #but the direction it seems to be taking is this massive epic entire-world-at-stake military scifi drama #where super epic power-up style ability weapons (and one-off overpowered nameless ability users are introduced and killed off in the same #scene. like the time manipulation catgirl) take the forefront at the expense of actual character focus and character development #like why are most of the (original) cast completely unaccounted for in what was meant to be a satisfying ending.#did asagiri forget that atsushi is the main character. why did tachihara's and sigma's arcs get cut short like that.#and frankly i feel like bsd started to take this direction from storm bringer onwards. the focus and scope of it is very different #to for example the untold origins or dazai's entrance exam or even 55 minutes. but if i were to theorise i would say that the scope of #the current direction of bsd must have started germinating during the 55 minutes light novel. if you can see what i mean #anyway more importantly i find that the tone is now entirely different from early bsd. it's just not the series that i fell in love with #so i think it's best that i stop here before letting it turn sour like jujutsu kaisen is to me now.#i have the manga (and anime) that i can reread (rewatch) up to the perfect crime arc whenever i want #i can reread the sskk fight of volume 20 whenever i want. i can revisit sigma and nikolai's chapters. there's wan. there's the light novels #and there's the wonderful fanfics and fanart and so many metas to read. that's what brings me joy more than the series itself nowadays.#that's all. end of era i guess. to an extent

38 notes · View notes

bungou-gay-twitter · 1 year

Text

they :)

#this might be ooc sorry i gotta reread the manga #finally posting this #after forgetting for like #3+ days woopsie #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd fyodor #bsd nikolai #bsd gogol #bsd sigma #doa #decay of angels

135 notes · View notes

thesunshinebard · 2 months

Text

HE'S! SO! COOL!

#Bungo Stray Dogs #Doppo Kunikida #John Steinbeck #BSD Manga Reread

110 notes · View notes

tochugesya · 6 months

Text

someone please remind bsd fans that kunikida is extremely strong and wins in raw fight (no ability) against most people in bsd 🫠🫠 the only people he could not win against are teruko, fukuzawa, tetchou & fukuchi

#bsd kunikida #yes it was bsdtwt in case you are asking #kunikida doppo #the tweet was also insulting to him and was pure bullshit like Wtf u talking about #reread the manga reread the lns REREAD THE MEDIA!!!!!!!!!#sick of bsd fans do not mention him.

26 notes · View notes

flowers-of-buffoonery · 6 months

Note

I SAW SOME OF YOUR ANALYSIS STUFF AND AUAUYAAUAUAHAHDKAKDISIAJRSIJAFKXKAIDK SO CAN I ASK WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ON AKUTAGAWA/SSKK ARE 🙏 if not it’s ok !!

hi!!! I haven't thought extensively about akutagawa and sskk so I don't have general considerations – what I do have is thoughts specific to certain aspects of akutagawa's character, or certain sskk interactions. akutagawa and atsushi's first three fights gave me lots of food for thought re: akutagawa's early feelings towards atsushi. and so!! I present to you...

fascination, jealousy, sameness

akutagawa's thoughts on atsushi in chapters #4, #11-12, and #33-35

at first, atsushi is nothing but prey for akutagawa. the mafia wants to capture him alive; akutagawa, as a "humble dog" (his words) of the organisation, hunts him down to fulfil his duty – nothing more.

atsushi is something to be caught – something akutagawa has absolute confidence he can catch. he's so confident he stops to chat, to tell atsushi about rashōmon, to make threats. in short: he underestimates him. he doesn't see him as a threat even when atsushi tries to fight back.

but then, atsushi half-transforms into the white tiger, and that gets akutagawa's attention. atsushi stops being a helpless prey and becomes a vaguely challenging prey instead. akutagawa takes his time to observe him, taking in atsushi's skills, marvelling at his speed.

fighting him becomes interesting. of course, dazai steps in before long, ending their fight, and akutagawa has to go back to the mafia empty-handed, with promises of retaliation. what he thinks of atsushi at this point we might never know. what we do know, is that every neutral thought he could have had is abruptly killed the moment he speaks to dazai in ch. 9.

dazai tells him that atsushi is "far more talented" than akutagawa ever was; akutagawa, whose primary drive is to make dazai proud, is immediately consumed with jealousy and murderous spirit. atsushi might still be a prey, but his main status in akutagawa's mind is that of a rival – someone he needs to cut down to achieve his goals.

so the next time akutagawa has the chance to capture atsushi, he tries stabbing him to death. he doesn't even try to fight; he simply doesn't want him alive any longer. of course, atsushi's power heals him before he can die, and so akutagawa has to fight him again.

this time, akutagawa is absolutely ruthless with both his words and rashomon. atsushi is an obstacle to be removed; someone weak, someone worthless, someone dazai couldn't possibly consider training – and yet.

atsushi took the possibility of dazai's praise from akutagawa; he can't forgive him. so he mocks him, taunts him, toys with him. he's still so sure to be the superior ability user out of the two of them that, when atsushi manages to hit him by being smart, akutagawa can't help but think of dazai's lessons, of the cruel training he underwent, the skills he learnt – all of which atsushi lacks. and yet dazai has more faith in his skill than he does in akutagawa's.

the problem is – akutagawa can't see it. he refuses to see it, refuses to entertain the notion that atsushi, as untrained as he is, might be a match for him – because if he admits it, then isn't dazai right? so he underestimates atsushi again, and loses their first full fight because of it. which of course only makes him angrier.

in his anger and hurry to kill atsushi, akutagawa decides to ignore the truce between the mafia and the ADA, and joins him on the moby dick to kill him. at this point, akutagawa has been obsessing over atsushi for a significant amount of time, and I think his obsession didn't just strengthen his resolve to kill him – it slowly, subconsciously, made him see atsushi as a partial equal. he's been thinking about him so much that he identified similarities between the two of them; he hates him enough that he wants to kill him in a fight; and his previous defeat has forced him to realise that atsushi does have some skills.

so instead of attempting to kill him swiftly, akutagawa fights him. and as he fights him, you can clearly see there's a part of akutagawa that's fascinated by atsushi – this person he could almost see himself in, the only other person dazai chose to train. he's unaware of this fascination, and thus unable to conceal it.

akutagawa doesn't understand atsushi, and he doesn't understand dazai's choice to train him. but then fitzgerald reveals the horrors of atsushi's past, and suddenly akutagawa does understand, and his anger skyrockets – but so does his disdain. he despises the way atsushi wallows in his own pain, dwells on his own past, instead of recognising how lucky he is to have dazai's recognition and praise.

akutagawa can see himself in atsushi's past self. they don't share the same past, but their experiences are equivalent; yet akutagawa hasn't wallowed in his own misery for a single second, while atsushi is still bound by his painful memories. "I got over my past and got over myself; why can't you do the same and achieve greatness?" is probably what plays in a loop inside akutagawa's head. his disgust can only be so intense because atsushi's circumstances feel unbearably personal.

but akutagawa can also see himself in atsushi's present self, who is a student to dazai. the similarities end there, as akutagawa is convinced atsushi has done nothing to deserve this, and is wasting his good luck. "I got over myself and have been trying my utmost for years. you, meanwhile, are still stuck in your misery by choice, and don't make any efforts to become better... and yet dazai has taken you under his wing. why? why did it have to be you?"

these are, I think, akutagawa's thoughts. but a part of him can already see why dazai chose atsushi, why he deems him talented; he just refuses to acknowledge it, wrapped up as he is in jealousy.

37 notes · View notes

sad-emo-dip-dye · 1 month

Text

Idk how to explain it but rashomon and byakko are both girls

#I’m rereading the dead apple manga #and idk y’all #that’s yuri #bsd #bungo stray dogs #sskk

52 notes · View notes

daturas-are-pretty · 7 months

Text

Not exactly a phenomenal find or anything, but it's just funny how Dazai cracked a similar joke, like, four arcs later:

#just a random cute thing I noticed #I do wonder if there's any significance behind why he overdramaticizes his plans when explaining them to outsiders #could be an awareness of how ordinary people are amazed by the way he naturally processes things #when in fact they are quite simple logic-based measures #could tie into what he told sigma about “not being superhuman”#and whatever plans that initially appear to be unthinkable to the common man are in fact not #dazai and all the other geniuses in bsd simply process things faster #bsd #bsd dazai #bsd dazai osamu #bsd osamu dazai #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd manga #bsd manga spoilers #coping by rereading the manga whee #seeing a side-by-side of how the art style developed is lovely too #love all eras of harukawa-sensei's dazai

53 notes · View notes