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Lol. This is Cannon. Change my mind.

*Skk in Paris*

Dazai: hey take my pic with this statue!

Chuuya: hurry up, I missing The Monalisa---fuck Boss is calling me

Dazai: *goes to flirt with french girls*

Chuuya: OMG FUCKING GODDD

Dazai: what's wrong?

Chuuya: we need to go back right now, our blorbos are in trouble

Dazai: OH NO Atsushi---

Chuuya: ---and Akutagawa!

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Every real Author knows the number one rule of writing. Put your favorite character through all manners of hell.

Ramblings about ending themes and theories why Chuuya doesn't appear in them;

With the exception of S3's ending which shows the whole cast connected to the Dead Apple movie, Chuuya has not appeared in an ending song.

S1 & S2 are connected, focus on SSKK and Dazai.

S4 focuses on Atsushi and daily life at the Armed Detective Agency, though we get SSKK and Dazai at the end.

S5 focuses on everyone with a major role but has a lot of focus with Dazai and Akutagawa's relationship

Again, this one is particularly interesting as Chuuya has quite a significant role in Season 5 with his involvement in Fyodor and Dazai's plans. Almost the entire ADA is there, the Hunting Dogs, and several confirmed members of the Decay of Angels.

One could argue it's because his involvement was meant to be a surprise however, unlike in S4, Taniyama Kishou (Chuuya's Seiyuu) is listed in the cast of characters so his appearance was not surprising.

S3 was omitted as it included everyone who appeared in Dead Apple and is essentially a clip show to market it. The endings I included have art or edited scenes connecting characters significant to the season or tell a story.

It's interesting considering Chuuya drives the plot each season in some way.

Image heavy under the cut

Season 1 was his introduction season and while he didn't move that plot significantly as Dazai knew already where to locate the files, we got some insights into Mafia hierarchy and a brief glimpse of the duo known as Double Black.

Season 2 was him at his most impactful. Not only did we get the infamous Double Black episode but Chuuya also revealed himself and information on the Guild to members of the ADA who didn't know him and was a crucial person for Atsushi to see that lead to their truce with Port Mafia.

Season 3 is interesting because we had the 15 arc prequel episodes but they do not impact the main plot.

Instead we get Chuuya forced into the role of Port Mafia boss that ends with him being outsmarted and taken off the playing field due to him being a threat the ADA would not likely be able to handle. They took him out as quickly as possible and we don't see him again until next season

Season 4 gave us crumbs of Chuuya but his involvement saved the Armed Detective Agency and kept the plot moving forward

We also got the infamous OLD WORLD shot in the intro and I haven't forgiven Bones for that little bit of bait

Season 5 is infamous at this point, once again reminding us that Double Black is not a duo to be taken lightly. Chuuya's role was both as an antagonist but revealed as a secret ally. Once again he saved a member of the ADA and helped with dealing with the major threat, Fyodor.

Considering he is the second half of Soukoku, the duo that is the driving force in the partnership between Atsushi and Akutagawa, and a key piece that moves the plot forward, why doesn't he appear in the endings?

I have two theories, we'll go with that more likely one first.

My theory is that Chuuya will play a more significant role in the future. A running theme in the endings is a focus on Dazai and SSKK or members of the ADA. The only consistent member currently in Port Mafia that appears is Akutagawa.

Even by Season 5 Atsushi has not been at the ADA as long as it feels due to how long the series has been running. He's only begun to understand the landscape of Yokohama and the history ability users. Dazai introduced him to this new world so he's experiencing it in the light of the agency.

I wont go into my theory about Atsushi being the perfect pick to go to Port Mafia for narrative reasons, but that drives my next point. Port Mafia will probably have the spotlight again in the future. They've been fairly absent not counting the obvious 3 in s5 (Aku, Chu, Tachi)

Against all odds and near misses Chuuya and Atsushi have yet to meet. There's a lot of speculation about that but I think if Chuuya does interact with Atsushi it'll be because it's his turn to mentor the new generation of Double Black thus taking Dazai's place in the end credits. What does that mean for Dazai? Who knows, it's all just me theorizing!

The other theory?

Well, this one is more a sad symbolic one; the idea what Chuuya doesn't appear in endings because he doesn't get one. Well, to clarify; Asagiri doesn't pull punches with Chuuya and has stated Chuuya will not be having the easiest of paths. With the looming threat of the Storm still brought up by Verlaine in the present day it could mean he doesn't get a nice happy ending image like we see the ADA get in the S4 ending

"Chuuya’s character is an inexhaustible spring."

"I can’t describe the joy I get out of writing such a deep, intricate character and then having everyone read about him. I would like Chuuya’s fate to remain in the palace of imaginations. His destination is still a secret, although there is one thing I can say with confidence:"

"His will not be a peaceful, easy path."

- Asagiri Kafka, Storm Bringer Afterword

Edit: For clarity the symbolic theory is not the Asagiri plans to kill him off, but that he does not get a good ending showing off the people he cares for at PM the way we see the ADA in a group shot in season four

Asagiri says things won't be easy for him. But he's also very resilient so we'll have to see what is in store for him in the future

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Getting back into Bakugan. Rewatching GI and then going to New Vestroia!

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Ah yes. He has so many kiddos.

A~BlackBulls~Christmas 🎄🖤

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I ship all 4.

Black Clover

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Omg Liebe with the bowtie! Also Liebe and Nero besties!

•They pretty tipsy🍷😵‍💫•

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Yep. In anime if you're a strong beautiful women you are also secretly a nervous adorable women when it comes to the one you love.

Anime waifus around their crush😹👑🔥

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Of course it was Vanessa. Either her or Gordon.

Vanessa trying to play games🤪🙂‍↕️

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Rewatching Black Clover Dubbed knowing now that Noelle and Asta's English VAs are married. Its. The freaking. BEST!!

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This episode made me squeel.

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Wasted opportunity kiddo. I mean she was clearly expecting it.

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Do I binge the next arc in the manga while waiting for s3? Or do I go into this raw with the anime? Hmmmm....

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I'm really hoping that we are getting Stormbringer as a flashback and a 22 year old Shirase being like "guess whose saving your ass.....again." then Chuuya be like "still tried to kill me". And they do the Sheep Handshake before Dazai steps in like "guys. Yokohama in trouble."

12 in the morning sketch from a year ago kill me

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Hot take. When Nene dies......she becomes Hanako's new Yorishiro.

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You can't convince me otherwise. I mean.....either that OR its a huge mis edit.

bsd "deleted scene" (right after the lovecraft fight)

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No matter what that trust and care about each other is still very much there and its on both sides. You can see it plain in the open.

Beast Dazai’s memories of canon Chuuya 🥲💔

that tells me that these moments are significant to canon Dazai too <3

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Yeup. Dead Apple will take another hour to fit in here lol.

Dazai being bsd's most shippable character is actually hilarious because if you put all of his ships together it goes like: He's in the mafia and has a "partner" but then his other crush dies in his arms so he leaves and effectively breaks up with his partner to turn over a new leaf. So he goes underground which is where he presumably becomes involved with an international terrorist. But then him and the terrorist break up and he goes on to become a detective and immediately rebounds with the first coworker he sees. Then he gets his terrorist ex arrested and in turn that terrorist ex gets him arrested too as petty revenge. They become cellmates and it's almost like old times for a bit. Until his ex's new fling shows up and gets them both involved in a death match where his terrorist ex then gloats about taking control of his mafia ex. But using the power of "friendship" he gets back with his mafia ex and also picks up another terrorist while he's at it. He kills and says farewell to the first terrorist but then PSYCH that ex is actually alive and well and already making moves on his barely legal protege within minutes, right after banishing his current office boo to the shadow realm.

And that's not even mentioning Dead Apple