#bsd mushitaro uguri

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Something I think we don’t talk about enough is that Mushitaro only looks like that because of plastic surgery. Like.. that isn’t his real face.

I guess the bsd fandom (myself included) doesn’t really talk about him in general though…

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Hi! Do you have any thoughts about ranpo and poes relationship? Love your blogposts!!

Thanks!

I’m not going to lie, I don’t think about Poe very much, (Constantly thinking about Ranpo though), but I do think their dynamic is really fun.

Their one sided rivalry is so funny because Ranpo is the only character in the entire series who is willing to admit someone is his friend without any tragedy pushing him into it, but Poe makes up for it by being comedically in denial about how much he likes Ranpo. And there’s not even any actual malice between them (except for like ten minutes where Poe trapped Ranpo in that murder mystery but they got over that really quickly), they just enjoy eachother’s company.

I also love that Ranpo’s go-to strategy is to just use Poe’s ability. If it works it works I guess.

I’ve heard people talk about how awkward the aftermath of Poe getting Yosano killed in the book must have been. And like yeah. I what his relationship with Yosano is like now. I kind of feel like she wouldn’t hold a grudge given the context though. (Also I’m pretty sure she might be Ranpo’s best friend. So I wonder if Ranpo was pissed at all or if he just let it slide due to the fact she didn’t actually die. Because neither him nor Yosano seem upset by it. I mean I’m sure it was a very upsetting situation but I feel Ike neither of them are the type of people who would allow that sort of thing to noticeably upset them in the long run. (Might have even been cathartic??) plenty of opportunity for very awkward conversations there though.)

As a ship? Funnily enough I do ship it. (Honestly it’s hard to see Poe’s feeling for Ranpo as anything but a crush) But like in a “oh there’s Ranpo’s supportive rich boyfriend. Good for them.” sort of way. They are like a parody of an enemies/rivals to lovers ship, and I adore that, but I don’t think about the ship all that often. (I also really enjoy throwing Mushitaro into their dynamic. It’s a good poly ship or third wheel situation or normal trio. Also just a really fun dynamic. Like, Ranpo and Mushitaro quickly became begrudging friends (on Mushitaro’s part. Willing friends on Ranpo’s part.) and then he was entrusted with Poe, and there’s that chapter where Poe tries to help him through his grief with writing and think that was a very sweet scene.)

(Ranpoe reminds me of Atsulucy a bit actually. Person who “hated” them from the guild who is now their number one fan and a very important ally who’s dimension-creating power is currently a great asset to the ADA. My main ships for the characters involved, but I never talk about them. Used for comedic relief. Though Atsulucy feels much more emotionally complex in the narrative of the manga than RanPoe is.)

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Half of Mushitarou’s charm was how fucking ugly he was and how fucking slicked back his hair was. Can’t believe the anime took that from him, now he just looks like every other bitch in the series😔