Why is Ranpo aplogizing in this scene ?
Okay, so your favorite Ranpo variant is here to explain a small scene in the season 4 of BSD (3rd ep & untold origins) because I saw a lot of people not understanding why Ranpo is apologizing to Fukuzawa in this scene !
As always : This is MY interpretation of what happened in the manga i'm not Asagiri so i'm just giving my opinion and i'm not here to impose it.
For me there are a few explanations of why he's apologizing but first, as someone who's learning japanese (so i'm not a professional) i'm gonna try to analyze/explain the exact way he said "sorry" :
In Japanese there are a loooot of way to say "sorry" here (animated version) Ranpo used : ごめんなさい (gomen nasai) it's a way of apologizing that is less polite than the basic すみません (sumimasen) but it's way more impacting than the contractions of it (gomen ne; gomen). So he's talking "unpolietly" (ig that it's bc of his young age) but it is still really meaningful as he could have used one of the contractions, which, for me, means that he respects Fukuzawa a lot (we can also notice this, thanks to the fact that he calls Fuku in the 1st ep of the s4 "Mr.Bodyguard" with the suffix "さん"(san) which proves respect (we translate it by Mr or Mrs most of the times))
1st part of my hypothesis : I think that he's apologizing first of all because he understood how much his behavior terrified Fuku. Not in a way like "Fuku is scared of Ranpo" no, it's not that. It's that Fuku cares ab Ranpo, a lot, more than he actually admits it at this moment; and knowing that Ranpo was in danger scared him (even if he knew that Ranpo actually did it on purpose, that's btw why he is yelling at him right after the slap, he wasn't rlly mad he was just scared). And when Ranpo understood that (after Fuku slapped & screamed at him) he decided to apologize to him for scaring him so much.
2nd part of my hypothesis : This second part goes a bit with the 1st one bc Ranpo apologized bc he understood that Fuku was scared and because at the same time he understands how important he is to Fuku. Like, if Fuku was scared it means he cares ab Ranpo right ? And as Ranpo never had (after his parents' death) someone that actually cared about him he apologized so Fukuzawa wouldn't be mad at him and would keep him (Ran) by his side.
3rd part of my hypothesis : Same, it goes with the previous one, because in addition of understanding how important he (Ran) is to Fuku, he also understood how Fukuzawa is important to him. Indeed, Fuku brought to Ranpo an healthy father figure, someone he could rely on (also especially because Fuku was one of the 1st ppl to actually believe in Ranpo abalities), which was what Ranpo actually needed. This gives to Ranpo another reason not to want to see Fukuzawa leaving him bc he (Fuku) would be mad at him.
In conclusion, we can say that Ranpo by apologizing wanted mostly to prove to Fuku that he was worthy to stay with him. Especially beceause Fukuzawa is a really important (emotionally) person for Ranpo.
I really hope you all got what i tried to explain, i really like to explain stuff especially ab BSD and Ranpo so if any of you have questions i'll be honored to answer it <3 ; Have a good day/night kiss kiss
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Similarities between Ranpo & Heizou
Okay so, i saw a lot of people that were associating Ranpo (Bungou stray dogs) and Shikanoin Heizou (Genshin impact) but also a lot of people thinking that they were asociated by the fandoms only bc they're both young and very intelligent detectives, however, they have more similarities than that and as i love (and kin) them both i wanted to dedicate to them a post :) !
I'm gonna use their "Fandom" page as a source, plus Heizou's character stories but mostly my own interpretation of the characters and it's only how I see them so if you have another pov you're free to give your opinion in the comments and i would gladly respond to it as long as everything is respectful and polite ;)
I'm gonna start by analyzing Heizou :
For a little description : Heizou is a young (i'd say that he's in his 20s) detective working for the Tenryou Commission at Inazuma. He's known to be a really clever and sly man but also someone who doesn't like to follow the rules and very stubborn, Thomas would define him as "not the easiest person to get along with" even if he looks really outgoing. A lot of people dislike him for the way he acts around others and how he behaves ab rules, strating by his own superior, Kujou Sara, who doesn't fired him as he always brings results. He also seems, at first glance, to be really confident about his abilities and knowledge, which can annoy people around him.
A bit ab his personality & story :
As i said he mostly appears as a rebelious and arrogant young man but he's in fact really insecure ab his abilities but he's also really scared that he would hurt people he likes (which he doesn't want at all), as he says in his hang out event : "my biggest worry is that Ryuuji would struggle to cope if he knew the truth. [...] haha, well, as you can see, i'm a little less confident than people might think."
He sees his deduction abilities as godlike which gives him that reputation of being a selfish and cocky person even he looks polite and well-behaved. His outgoing and cheerful personality can make ppl think that he's kinda childish but he's in fact really serious and solemn when the situation asks him to be.
Heizou is actually really good at martial arts (thanks to his dad who was a martial arts master), but he won't ever use it (or only in situations that obligates him to use it) 'cause he considers that, as a detective his intelligence is above others and that using strength instead of knowledge would put him at other's level.
We also know that Heizou didn't have a cool and happy childhood, as a classic rebellious child he didn't want to take up his dad's work and this opinion caused him a lot of argues with his parents. He had only one friend that lied to him saying that he was rich but who was in fact a criminal (a thief to be precise), so they stopped being friends. A year latter, that one old friend went to see Heizou and got killed because of his illegal activities, that's how Heizou decided to put his abilities and knowledge at the service of justice by becoming a detective.
Now i'm gonna analyze Ranpo :
For a little description : Ranpo is a 26yo detective working at the Armed Detectives Agency (we'll say ADA), he's most of the time considered as the "world's greatest detective" or at least "Japan's greatest detective". Despite working in an agency full of ability users, Ranpo does not have one even if he acts like he does, he's "just" really clever with a sharp sens of deduction (that's also why he called his fake ability "super deduction"). As he's really intelligent and as useful as anyone in the agency he's really respected and the other members allow him to act really childish or cocky sometimes (also because, even if he doesn't seem to be, he's, after the boss, the oldest member of the ADA), plus, thanks to the fact that he helps the police departements a lot, he's the one that brings the most money (and cases) to the agency. He's also known as really arrogant and cocky 'cause he can be very lazy and refuses to work on cases he finds boring or useless even if he respects and values a lot his work as a detective.
A bit ab his personality & story :
Ranpo's "ability" is really important for him especially because he makes him think that he's in fact "normal". When he met Fukuzawa (ADA's boss), he was lonely, his parents were dead and he was kicked out off everywhere because of his behavior; plus he used to see others people around him as monsters that he wasn't understanding because no one had the same mental abilities as him. To make him feel better, Fukuzawa told him that he had a special ability, a very strong one and he backed Ranpo up with this idea. So now Ranpo uses this "special ability" to put himself above others and to fill his lack of confidence in his knowledge (he basically uses an half-fake superiority complexe to hide his inferiority complex) even if he clearly knows that he doesn't have an ability.
Despite his really childish and cheerful side Ranpo can be really serious and solemn in important situations (i'm thinking particulary ab the cannibalism arc when Fukuzawa was injured). And he uses this side of him so rarely that even Yosano (they knows each other since their teenage years (i'd say around 15/16yo)) was shocked to see him acting like that. He mostly behaves like that when he has to protect people he loves, which is the most important to him : he would do anything to protect his close ones (i'm especially thinking ab this scene when he uses Fyodor's manipulation style to make Mushitaro admit his crime to protect the agency in the chapter n°56).
Even if a lot of people despise him, he has sort kind of charisma (thanks to the infallible confidence he has around others) that brings to him strong allies who admire him in some way (ex. Poe, Mushitaro).
Ranpo is kind of a physically weak man, he's 160cm tall (5'3'') and he's 57kg, i'm pretty sure he can't actually fight but i'm also sure that even if he could he wouldn't, 'cause knowledge is the only thing that actually matters to him and, from his pov, use physical strength would be admitting a lack of intelligence (same with using manipulation).
I'm now gonna do a few connections between both :
First they both had rough childhoods with not a lot/no friends and then became detectives to use their knowledge and abilities to protect ppl they love.
They also both seem really confident about their capabilities but it's in fact to protect their inner-selves and to fill a lack of confidence/insecurities/inferiority complex.
Protecting their close ones is one of the most important thing to them and they would do anything to success on this. Plus they use other ploy than their knowledge and abilities (ex. physicall strength, manipulation) only when they have to protect ppl around them.
They're mostly seen as arrogant and childish but both can be really serious in major and crucial situations, which can scare/shock even the ppl that know them the best.
But one of their main similarities is how they both considere their capablities as godlike : when people tells him that his abilities are godlike Heizou answers "I don't know, maybe this is something that even the gods can't do!"; and Ranpo has the habit of putting himself above everyone, shouting from the rooftops that he has the most powerfull ability in the world.
There are way more similarities between them but i think that i explained the biggest ones ! I really appreciate when ppl associate them, especially when they don't associate them just bc "they're childish detectives :D", because i have affectionate them with my whole heart <33.
I hope you guys enjoyed reading this, love you all, kiss kiss <33
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hiiiii for the kin thingie my top kins (in order) from bsd r atsushi (its uncanny how muhc im like him), dazai, and poe (and notable mention ranpo at number four) <3
I’m realizing Atsushi is a popular kin which is kinda surprising but also not really
You’ve never really “fit” anywhere in your life. You’ve always kind of been an outsider
You’re kinda shy but witnessing/experiencing injustice WILL break you right out of your shell.
You’ve struggled with depression but never really got help for it because you managed to convince yourself it “wasn’t that bad” or “other people have it worse”
I get the feeling you probably had a pretty rough childhood for whatever reason
Sometimes you get overwhelmed by all the problems in the world and the fact you personally can’t do enough to make a difference
^ similarly, helplessness is like your least favorite feeling ever. You HATE feeling helpless
Specific guess: people always assume you don’t curse for some reason, but you’ve got a MOUTH on you, dawg
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