#bsd the dark era

[sorcerersandskillusers]

Oda: if I had a nickel for every time I had to carry an injured teen with gunshot wounds wearing a long black coat and threatening to kill me, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[shrimpkini]

*Tragic trio mentioned*

[frenchonionsoop]

"Dazai's expression as he placed a finger on his forehead and approached the enemy - that of a child about to burst into tears - remained burned into my eyes."

[ninfadora7]

18 Skk

A quick goodbye before leaving

[mackerel22]

Dazai: Chuuya and I don't use pet names.

Odasaku: I see. Hey, what do bees make?

Dazai: Honey.

*silence*

Dazai: Ha, you thought, bitch.

Chuuya, yelling from another room: What do you want, whore?

[sunsetsushiii]

Dazaicopter

Yippee!!

[j11nko]

ghost city

[sableeira]

sure ango may have betrayed every organization under the sun but tachihara put in the effort to build up the perfect stereotypical gangstersona and act his silly little heart out for the perfect plot twist so we all know who deserves the award for best port mafia betrayal

[1dantedraws1]

Last peek before I finish my Dark Era animatic

EDIT: It’s finished !

[carrotkicks]

dazai just couldn't handle the mafia life

[sorcerersandskillusers]

Card Meanings in the new, The Day I Picked Up Dazai art.

Ok so im currently still in shock that were getting new day I picked up dazai content so bare with me, but onece again Asagiri has included playing cards in his art so of course I have to break down what they mean.

Lets start with side A (the right side):

First we see a joker:

While Gogol is the obvious fit for the joker, the card also describes Dazai extremely well. He is almost always acting like the fool in any given situation, even in the mafia he loved to be as weird and funny as he could as well as tease and annoy the people around him, something jesters famously did.

In fact, his dynamic with Mori is very close to how a king and a jester used to work, where the jester was the only person who was allowed to openly mock the king and would usually heckle him. They also played a key part in psychological warfare, which we see Dazai specialises in.

I think the whole; wit, intelligence and unpredictability kind of speaks for itself.

Next card is the four of spades:

This one is also really fitting, it shows how after the day I picked up Dazai side A, Dazai settles into his little routine of going to bar lupin with Oda as well as how he finally has someone who he can trust and be comfortable around. Finally, it is a clear message of optimism, something Dazai never shows before he meets Oda.

Next the two of hearts:

This one is pretty obvious, it's Dazai and Oda spending time at bar lupin. It actually fits so well, there's not much I can say about it other then how it shows the love and care Dazai and Oda had for each other (platonically)

Now for Side B (prepare to cry)

The first card is the three of spades:

Whyyyyyyyyyy... why Asagiri. This one is also fairly obvious but it has multiple meanings. It most clearly represents Dazai suffering in side B as he has to run the mafia without odasaku and live in utter loneliness while destroying all the connections he never got to have for the sake of a friend he never got to meet.

“It was hard,” muttered the young man. “It was really hard fighting Mimic without you in the organization. I had no choice but to take over for Mori and make enemies of everyone around me to expand the business. Everything I did was for this world’s—”

It also represents the moment on the platform where he nearly tells Odasaku the truth and goes with him to bar lupin, the horrible decision to abandon everything for Odas future

The next card is... the ace of spades:

The ace of spade has many meanings, most of which involve change or transition, but by far its most famous meaning it death. I really don't think I have to explain this one, Beast Dazai having the card of death has a pretty clear meaning.

But the ace of spade does have a secondary meaning, and this one is a little more hopeful, as it shows Dazai passing the safety of this world onto Atsushi and Auktagawa.

Finally, (it's a bit hard to see) we have the ten of diamonds:

I want to focus mostly on the highlighted part because it's what really applies to BEAST Dazai, he lived his whole life to create a world where what matters most to him, that Oda gets to be happy and write his books, becomes real. This card doesn't apply to Dazai directly, more to the fact that he made succeeding in his mission his only priority and discarded everything else.

Bonus round Odasku card; the king of clubs

the only card thats seen on Oda's section and one that clearly represents Odasaku as a character.

"King of clubs represents a dark man, who is loyal and kind. He is a good businessman, shrewd with money and investments, but isn’t selfish. In fact, the King of clubs is a very devoted father, husband and citizen. In a broader sense, the King of clubs encompasses idealized qualities of a fatherly figure. This card is universally considered as a very good omen."

I feel like this sums Odasaku up very well, the devoted father and loyal friend parts are just him to a t.

(this is also the card I think best represents Fukuzawa)

Right, I think I got everything, if you disagree with this or find something I missed, please reblog or comment with whatever you want to add, or send me an ask. I love discussing, and hearing other people's views as long as they're respectful.

If you add something, please add it in the post not the tags, so I can reply to it (or in the tags if that makes you more comfortable)

[starlightshadowsworld]

You know how I know Fyodor is worse than Dazai, even while he was in the Port Mafia.

Because Fyodor would have killed Ango that night.

Maybe he would've calculated correctly that Ango would become more valuable alive than dead.

But Fyodor doesn't trust what he can't control and if it was him Ango betrayed, it shows he can't control him.

Because Fyodor wouldn't have simply sown seeds of distrust in Chuuya and the Sheep, but make Chuuya dependant on him.

It's literally what he tells Dazai to do so the waitress falls in love with her.

Fyodor would never look at Chuuya Nakahara and see a human, it's why he was so easily fooled into thinking he was anything but.

Because Fyodor would never have cared about Atsushi as anything other than the guide to the book.

Because Fyodor would never be able to comprehend befriending Oda.

Maybe in his hay day as a famous underground child assassin. But Oda "lowest on the totem pole of the Port Mafia and doesn't kill anymore" Sakunosuke?

Wouldn't give him the time of day.

Because Fyodor wouldn't see anything to gain from it.

And that's what makes Dazai different, because Dazai for all his faults and flaws is undeniably human.

He let Ango go. Did he sew seeds of distrust in the Sheep, yeah but he also told them to trust Chuuya and threw him a party. He finds him undeniably human.

He sees Atsushi as human too, has never seen him as simply his ability. He's his mentee, his friend and subordinate.

And Dazai would never, ever say that befriending Odasaku wasn't worth everything. That it didn't give him something so precious and valuable.

Dazai isn't perfect, but there's a reason it was always the Demon Prodigy. And never the Demon itself.

[woklaza]

PM Soukoku Headcanon: Chuuya would bury his face into his hat whenever he blushes or is frustrated. Dazai uses the opportunity to ruffle Chuuya's hair.

At an Executive Meeting Chuuya: And therefore, we should increase the amount of weaponry deals we accept- Dazai, loudly: Chibi~ Wanna go out for dinner tonight? Y'know, a date? Chuuya, blushing: We're in a fucking meeting- Dazai, louder: Can I not even talk to my boyfriend now? Chuuya: *Buries face into his hat* Dazai: *Ruffles Chuuya's hair with his hands* Good dog, good dog~ Mori: What are these two doing- Kouyou: It's not your first time meeting them.

[f1ght-or-flight]

Dazai, in a high voice, holding Barbie: hey Ken! I was thinking about going back to school and starting a career!

Chuuya, in a deep voice, holding Ken: nonsense Barbie. You're staying home and having my kids

Kouyou: what the fuck are you guys doing?

Dazai, still holding the Barbie: playing systematic oppression

[mackerel22]

Ango: They say partners can never be just friends. It's always sexual.

Dazai: *scoffs* That's dumb. Look at me and Chuuya. There's nothing sexual between us.

Oda:

Ango:

[kyouka-supremacy]