#chapter 6 bsd wan

[roys-our-boy]

Reading WAN because I need more bsd in my life rn and I’m crying at this panel

[geeseandthings]

Here's where I read it!

where do you guys read Bsd wan??

[rampo-obsession]

"We summond him here"

SUMMOND?

Chuya is officially a demon y'all

[lavienguyenn]

Bungou Stray Dogs - Chronological order and links to translations

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Table of contents:

I. Order

a. Chronological order of events in the main timeline

b. Spin-offs

c. BSD timeline based on Dazai's Age

II. Translations

a. English translations

b. Vietnamese translations

III. Credits

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I. Order

a. Chronological order of events in the main timeline

"Kunikida and Katai's Brilliant Days" (extra Light Novel)

"The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency" (Light Novel) - [12-13 years before Dazai met Atsushi]

"Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen" (Light Novel/ Manga/ Anime: Episodes 1-3 of Season 3) - [7 years before Dazai met Atsushi]

"The day I picked up Dazai" (Light Novel - Side A & Side B)

"Stormbringer" (Light Novel) - [6 years before Dazai met Atsushi]

Bougou Stray Dogs Wan! Episode 119 (Anime)

"Dazai Osamu and the Dark Era" (Light Novel/ Anime: Episodes 1-4 of Season 2) - [4 years before Dazai met Atsushi]

"Dazai Osamu’s Entrance Exam" (Light Novel/ Anime: Episodes 6-7 of Season 1) - [2 years before Dazai met Atsushi]

Manga chapters 1-37

Bungou Stray Dogs Wan! Episode 10 (Anime)

"55 Minutes" (Light Novel) - [In the middle of the manga series]

"Dead Apple" (Light Novel/ Manga/ Anime) - [somewhere around "55 Minutes"]

Manga from chapter 38 onwards

b. Spin-offs

"BEAST" (Light Novel/ Manga). This Light Novel is about another universe where Dazai and Oda never befriended. Introduction here. Spoiler: In the most recent BEAST manga chapter, there is a hint that the original Dazai from the outside world might have created this universe by using The Book, and how he got The Book is not mentioned. However, none of this is stated in the "BEAST" light novel.

"Bungo Stray Dogs Gaiden: Ayatsuji Yukito VS. Kyogoku Natsuhiko (Another Story)" (Light Novel/ Manga). This light novel focuses on another story about the “homicide detective” Ayatsuji Yukito, his assistant Mizuki Tsujimura, and Yukito’s old nemesis Kyougoku Natsuhiko. Introduction here.

"Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!" (Manga/Anime)

Anthologies

[P/S: I do recommend reading light novels for the details of the characters' emotions.]

c. BSD timeline based on Dazai's age

II. Translations

a. English Translations

• Official works

- By @bsd-bibliophile. Link here.

- By @czkkn-upload:

+ Translations of BSD works here or here.

+ Translations of Asagiri's comments on characters in BSD exposition here.

+ Some notes about Gaiden translation here.

- By @buraihatranslations:

+ Tumblr here

+ Twitter here

- By @yokohama-drip. Link here.

- "BEAST" translations by @jellowroad (Twitter):

+ Text-only ver. (Completed). Link here.

+ Typeset ver. (17/22). Link here.

• Doujinshi

A beautiful doujinshi I found on Twitter. Link here.

b. Vietnamese Translations

• Official Works

• Doujinshi

III. Credits

@bsd-bibliophile

@pinkgirl94

@willofdevilfruit

@slugtranslation-bsd

@popopretty

@nkhrchy

@yokohama-drip

@ranposama

@darkestjay868 (Twitter)

@yanase-gr

@chibikko_chuuya (Twitter)

@buraihatranslations (Tumblr & Twitter)

@maiple701 (Twitter)

[P/S:

I have just known about BSD for quite a short time so sorry for some mistakes and please feel free to correct me.

If you do not want to be tagged, please tell me and I will untag you. I'm sorry in advance if this annoys you.]

[missstreetsahead]

: ̗̀➛bsd wan manga chapters that feature dazai and chuuya interacting

NOTE: this is based on the ones that I’ve read in english, but there may be more chapters where they’ve interacted but the chapters haven’t been translated into english

here are some bsd wan manga chapters with soukoku interactions in it for soukoku fans ( like me lmao):

✎ chapter 6

✎ chapter 7

✎ chapter 8 ( chuuya mentions dazai once)

✎ chapter 14

✎ chapter 15

✎ chapter 20

✎ chapter 23 ( they kind of interacted )

✎ chapter 31

✎ chapter 33

✎ chapter 37

✎ chapter 45

✎ chapter 51 ( pretty sure this counts )

✎ chapter 63 ( technically they interacted? idk, but I think they were in the same room )

✎ chapter 65

✎ chapter 66 ( ahhh this one had really cute panels )

✎ chapter 78

✎ chapter 81 ( chuuya mentions dazai )

✎ chapter 83

✎ chapter 85 ( shows one panel of them interacting )

✎ chapter 89

✎ chapter 92 ( this one is my personal favourite )

✎ chapter 93 ( i’m pretty sure this counts as an interaction )

✎ chapter 100

✎ chapter 102 

✎ chapter 109 

✎ chapter 113

✎ chapter 115

✎ chapter 123

✎ chapter 130

✎ chapter 135 

✎ chapter 137

✎ chapter 140

✎ chapter 147

✎ chapter 151

edit: I apologize if I put any incorrect chapters in 

edit2: I will actively update this (or I will try to)

[eu-phoris]

BUNGOU STRAY DOGS WAN!

Episode 1

Chapter 23: Bungou Stray Dogs Real

Chapter 5: What’s Inside the Locker?

Chapter 4: An Unfruitful Exchange

Episode 2

Chapter 7: Let’s Go Flower Gazing!

Chapter 8: To the Baths!

Episode 3

Chapter 13: Operation Errand Run

Chapter 17: Finder Kyouka’s

Chapter 32: Ranpo-san’s Day Well Spent

Chapter 4

Chapter 39: Akutagawa-kun’s Errands

Chapter 62: The Mafia Member Who Doesn’t Kill

Chapter 80: Forming a Duo With Him

Episode 5

Chapter 83: Dazai and Chuuya, Pretentious Fourteen-Year-Olds

Chapter 20: A Day in Yokohama

Chapter 65: The Boy and the Puppy

Episode 6

Chapter 53: Dazai-san’s Nail Biter

Chapter 27: If Only I Could Express My Hundred Thoughts

Chapter 25: Please Share! Armed Detective Agency!

Episode 7 (Pre-school episode)

Chapter 15

Chapter 51

Chapter 89

Episode 8

Chapter 91: Hang in There Higuchi-san!

Chapter 22: And the Tracks Go On and On

Chapter 49: Operation Body Double Nom Nom

Episode 9

Chapter 48: Dr. Yosano’s Whoopsies! Forgetfulness

Chapter 43: Miscellany On Shrimp Tails

Chapter 28: Me Drawing You Drawing Me

Episode 10

Chapter 3: Oden with the White Tiger

Chapter 102: Elevator Panic

Chapter 57: The Armed Detective Agency Beats the Heat

Episode 11 (Dark Era Episode)

Chapter 36

Chapter 97

Chapter 64

Episode 12

Chapter 71: Swap Theater

Chapter 40: My Treasure

Chapter 21: Nakajima Atsushi's Plan

for chapters 3,4,7,8,15 u can find em here

[more links below]

for more bsd wan’s chapters you can go here

or here!

also for raws, you can go here and don’t forget to click the thumbs up button when you scroll down!

[hungnitan]

PROJECT SEKAI ANTHOLOGY (DNA) VOL 1 CHAPTER 6

Okay let me say some bad news... my laptop won't come soon (or forever) so BSD Wan! translation will hiatus for a while but of course Prosekai still continue as those material are direct from mine~

I plan to edit previous Prosekai summary but with I said above it not gonna happen~ well White Day event gacha leave some impression too like I getting Mizuki with 5x10 pull (eventhough I want Akito/Tsukasa too for male costume) so yeah I'm broke now but I'm f2p anyways lol

For Genshin I will post one of my ikemen pokemon Ayato at day 1 version 2.6 out so just see how much I spend on him 🤣 (I pretty much saved for guaranteed now still at 50 with 50:50 but it really depend how much I throw for next Kazuha) while FGO got Dioscuri or not I still posting so don't suprise to see me update things unrelated to translation at next 10 days-ish (for them I save around 200 quartz and 40 ticket but it's FGO nothing can be guaranteed😅)

This time is about MMJ trained their photo session (just lesson). Then again I never read any MMJ centric stories so some misperception bound to happen 🤭

Like always my japanese english and add scanlation too pretty trashy so bear with me~

[chuuy-a]

hi im a bit confused about the bsd content out there, apart from the three seasons and the movie, is there anything else?

oh hi! this is everything we have for bsd: season 1 season 2 an ova episode dead apple: movie season 3 then the manga which picks up on chapter 54, as of now we have 95 chapters.

spin off series : bsd wan (which has a manga too) the light novels: (some of them have a manga too)

1. osamu dazai's entrance exam 2. osamu dazai and the dark era 3. the untold origins of the detective agency 4.bsd gaiden: ayatsuji yukito vs kyugoku natsuhoku 5. bsd: 55 minutes 6. bsd: dead apple 7. dazai, chuuya, 15 years old 8. bungou stray dogs: beast 9. bungou stray dogs: STORMBRINGER and the stageplays, + a live action bsd beast movie based on the light novel which will release in 2022.

hope you have a better idea now!

[azilastuff]

Things that I highlight from Light Novel Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

Ketika masih buta banget soal manga dan anime Bungou Stray Dogs–tapi sudah tamat nonton season 3, aku lalu nonton BSD - Dead Apple, a movie. Karena masih buta itu kali ya, aku merasa movie ini semacam episode tambahan aja dari animenya. Aku bahkan agak ngga mengerti dengan ceritanya yang tiba-tiba seperti itu. Banyak hal yang aku luput karena belum baca manga atau light novel lainnya.

Kali ini, aku lagi baca Light Novel BSD Dead Apple. Biasanya suka ada aja yang aku highlight dari novelnya seperti ketika baca yang lain. Tapi sehabis itu, lupa mau nulis apa sebagai review atau ekspresi after reading it. Makanya kali ini, aku menulis untuk tumblr dalam keadaan sedang baca novelnya.

Bagi yang belum tahu BSD itu anime tentang apa, singkatnya begini:

Anime atau manga ini bercerita tentang kota Yokohama yang menyimpan buku (entah di mana) yang memiliki kemampuan untuk mewujudkan realitas saat realitas tersebut dituliskan pada bukunya. Yokohama sendiri adalah kota di mana kriminal itu hal biasa. Law less city. Tapi bukan berarti polisi dan government tidak berfungsi. Kota itu dijaga oleh Kementrian Dalam Negeri, Agensi Detektif Bersenjata, dan Port Mafia. Tiga pihak ini selalu berusaha untuk mencegah kehancuran terjadi di kota itu, yang mana sebagiannya dipicu oleh kelompok asing yang sama-sama mengincar buku tersebut.

Cerita ini melalui sudut pandang tokoh utama bernama Atsushi Nakajima, seorang yatim piatu 18 tahun yang ternyata memiliki kekuatan supernatural berbahaya yaitu Beast Beneath Moon Light, Man Tiger. Yup, di universe manga ini, ada manusia-manusia yang terlahir dengan kekuatan supernatural, beda-beda kekuatannya. Makanya, salah satu divisi penting pemerintahan Yokohama adalah Divisi rahasia yang khusus Menangani Kekuatan Tidak Biasa ini. Atsushi akhirnya masuk Agensi Detektif Bersenjata setelah direkrut oleh Dazai Osamu–pemilik kekuatan No Longer Human yang bisa menihilkan kekuatan lain ketika disentuh oleh Dazai. ADB biasa kerja di area abu-abu yang tidak bisa ditangani oleh polisi biasa dan banyak bersinggungan dengan skill user lainnya. Dalam ADB ada pemilik kekuatan super lainnya seperti, pun juga dalam Port Mafia dan dunia secara umum.

Nah, plot akan berkembang seiring dengan character development-nya Atsushi yang tidak hanya bergerak sebagai karakter yang harus tumbuh, tetapi juga mewakili pembaca dan penonton untuk discovering lebih banyak mengenai dunia yang Atsushi masuki. So far, manganya sudah ada di chapter 94–and there is happening thing so big.

Movie Dead Apple terjadi setelah Atsushi masuk ADB, 6 tahun setelah kejadian Dragon's Head Conflict yang memakan banyak korban di Yokohama.

Light Novel ini diawali dengan prolog cuplikan kejadian itu, kemudian masuk ke cerita utama di mana Atsushi lagi cari Dazai karena ADB mau ada rapat. Tahunya, Dazai lagi di pemakaman. Tepatnya lagi bersandar di makamnya Odasaku–sosok yang berpengaruh di hidup Dazai saat masih di Port Mafia. Kamu bisa baca soal ini di tulisan aku yang ini ya.

Ketika lagi baca bagian ini, aku pengen banget Atsushi bisa ketemu Oda. Oda pasti senang kalau tahu di sekitar Dazai ada orang yang genuinely sincere dan berusaha melihat Dazai sebagai manusia biasa di saat yang lain mungkin (sudah) susah menerima Dazai yang seperti itu–too smart yet childish, selalu bisa bikin rencana yang berhasil tapi ogah mengerjakan laporan di agensi, sadar dirinya punya tanggung jawab yang besar untuk Yokohama tapi juga suicidal dan cita-citanya adalah double suicide dengan perempuan cantik.

Ngga heran sih. Soalnya, Dazai Osamu di dunia nyata juga orangnya begitu–sudah empat kali melakukan percobaan bunuh diri dan berhasil di kelima kalinya bersama pasangannya. Ya, Bungou Stray Dogs adalah manga dan anime yang ditulis oleh Asagiri Kafka dengan mengambil referensi para sastrawan baik di Jepang maupun dunia dengan berbagai adaptasi dan perubahan. Makanya, Bungou Stray Dogs ini sangat kaya bagiku untuk jadi sesuatu yang digemari. Bukan sekadar hiburan yang tidak ada artinya. I cry a lot during consuming this fiction.

Di scene makam ini, Atsushi yang emang tulus cukup bisa menyentuh Dazai yang hampir mengekspresikan sisi melow-nya. Dazai sejak ditinggal Ango dan kematian Oda, jadi sangat takut seterbuka itu sama orang lain, takut saat sudah merasa aman berteman tahunya hilang. Somehow, hati aku juga sakit pas baca ini.

Hlm 10

Hlm 11

Oh iya, ini bukan review, ya. Cuma tulisan untuk menuangkan apa yang aku pikirkan saat baca novel.

Few pages later.

Di interlude bagian 1, Dazai lagi mampir ke bar Lupin, tempat dia biasa chit chat bareng Ango dan Oda dulu saat masih di Port Mafia. Dia sendirian aja di sini, dan aku ngga bisa untuk ngga recall ke BSD Wan (versi chubby dan kocak) episode 11. Di episode itu, Dazai, Ango, dan Oda lagi kumpul seperti biasanya. Oda lalu membacakan teka teki psikologi gitu yang isinya, "kalau kamu di malam hari dan melihat langit, berapa banyak bintang yang kamu lihat?"

Tanpa pikir panjang, Dazai bilang ngga ada. Langit hitam gelap gulita. Kalau kata Ango, ya paling ngga ada lilin di dekat aku (di mana ini menandakan kalau Ango itu deep down kesepian, based on buku psikologi yang Oda baca). Tahu ngga jawaban bukunya apa soal lihat bintang? Jawaban berapapun itu menandakan jumlah teman yang kita temui di kemudian hari.

Deg. Tiga orang itu langsung speechless.

Nah, sekarang di bar Lupin, Dazai betulan sendirian. Huaaa, sedih banget pasti :' di situ Dazai juga semacam sedang bercakap sendiri, seolah-olah Oda ada di sampingnya. Terus Dazai bilang:

“You were right, Odasaku,” and he picked up his glass. “It’s certainly wonderful to be on the side that saves others.” Next to the glass was a white-and-red pill. “…If you plan on living, that is,” he added.

Kalimat ini penting banget, karena ketika Odasaku hampir mati, dia berpesan ke Dazai untuk ada di sisi yang bisa menyelamatkan orang yang lemah. Oda tahu kalau Dazai itu kesepian banget, ada di sisi manapun sama saja baginya. Jadi ya udah, karena sama-sama bakalan tetap kesepian, berjalanlah di sisi yang menolong orang itu agar bisa melihat dunia lebih indah.

Dazai merenungi hal tersebut di sini karena lagi bikin rencana untuk menghadapi pelaku kejadian Dragon's Head Conflict yang saat ini sudah mulai aksinya lagi–namanya Tatsuhiko Shibusawa. Rencananya ini sangat beresiko sekali sehingga kemungkinan Dazai akan mati itu besar. Makanya bagi Dazai, ini tuh "cara bunuh diri lainnya", seperti yang dia bilang ke Atsushi di awal ketika menghindari rapat ADB. Dia bilang ke Atsushi, mau coba cara bunuh diri yang lain, tapi Atsushi masih berpikir ini cuma kebiasaannya seperti sebelumnya.

Ternyata bukan :')

Dan lagi, Dazai ngga berniat ingin mati di sini. Kemungkinan terbunuh memang besar, tapi bukan berarti Dazai ingin mati seperti ini. Makanya dia preparing antidote atau penawar racun yang dia simpan di mulut, siapa tahu saat dia dibunuh pakai racun akan bisa selamat karena penawar itu. Selain itu, Dazai juga sudah memperkirakan kalau partner Double Black-nya di Port Mafianya dulu akan bantu Dazai selamat, namanya Chuuya.

Di sinilah letak bedanya Dazai saat masih jadi anggota Eksekutif Port Mafia dan saat sudah jadi anggota ADB. Di PM itu, Dazai ngga akan segan untuk mengorbankan nyawa siapapun yang jadi subordinate-nya. Sedangkan setelah masuk ADB, Dazai justru beberapa kali menjadikan dirinya umpan untuk keberhasilan rencananya tanpa harus mengorbankan orang lain. Di season 1 bahkan sudah diperlihatkan hal tersebut. Dazai sengaja membuat dirinya ditangkap Port Mafia hanya agar tahu siapa yang mengincar Atsushi–anggota yang baru aja masuk ADB (I mean, bahkan Ranpo yang jadi anggota pertama ADB mikir, ngga usahlah menyelamatkan Atsushi, soalnya itu masalah pribadi dia).

Skip ke penghujung cerita ya!

Singkatnya, rencana Dazai berhasil, dan ya, dia masih hidup. Thanks to antidote yang Dazai simpan di mulut dan Chuuya yang berhasil menyelamatkan Dazai dengan cara memukul wajahnya agar antidote di mulut Dazai pecah dan masuk ke tubuh.

Masalahnya, setelah ini Dazai bisa jadi dituduh sebagai pengkhianat ADB, karena dia beneran "bekerja sama" dengan Shibusawa sehingga Dragon's Head muncul lagi. Untungnya, ya, ADB bukan tipikal organisasi macam itu. Mereka sudah paham banget Dazai orang macam apa. Termasuk Atsushi. Nah, ini yang mau aku bahas di akhir.

Jadi, ketika Dazai masih di Port Mafia, dia bahkan ngga cuma ditakuti oleh musuhnya PM, tapi juga oleh koleganya sendiri. Di PM, salah satu subordinate-nya Dazai adalah Akutagawa (dia punya kemampuan Rashomon yang berupa mengontrol jubah yang dia pakai menjadi senjata membunuh). Akutagawa ini dididik oleh Dazai sangat ngga manusiawi banget. Penuh kekerasan, ya sebagaimana Dazai melihat Mori sebagai mentornya dulu (yang di masa Mori ini menjadi pemimpin PM). Makanya, jadi siklus yang ngga berakhir kekerasan ini. Akutagawanya juga begitu ke Kyouka sebelum akhirnya Kyouka juga pindah jadi anggota ADB.

Makanya, susah bagi orang yang pernah lihat Dazai di Port Mafia untuk menganggap Dazai orang baik. Iya dia hebat, tapi tidak manusiawi.

Sekilas info usia mereka: Dazai (22), Chuuya (22), Oda (26), Akutagawa (20), Atsushi (18), Kyouka (14), Ranpo (26)

Berbeda dengan Atsushi, yang ketemu Dazai ketika sudah jadi anggota Agensi Detektif Bersenjata. Dazai yang menolong Atsushi dari keganasan kekuatannya sendiri, kemudian merekrut Atsushi dan menyediakan tempat tinggal, selain itu jadi mentornya sekaligus dan rela untuk jadi umpan di season 1; ini semua membentuk informasi di otaknya Atsushi kalau Dazai Osamu itu orang baik.

Kebaikan itu menjadi siklus baru, dari Atsushi ke Kyouka sehingga bisa bikin Kyouka sadar kalau dia punya free will dan memilih jadi orang baik. Makanya, ketika selesai konflik Dead Apple ini, Atsushi tidak menganggap Dazai sebagai orang jahat atau pengkhianat. Ini percakapannya:

Kyouka immediately looked back to find Dazai wearing his sand-colored overcoat. Atsushi quietly stared at him. It felt like it’d been ages since they last met.

“Atsushi,” began Dazai with a calm expression. “About what happened, I—”

“You were trying to protect the city, right?” Atsushi broke into a smile before Dazai could even finish his sentence. He naturally felt a warmth in his heart.

Dazai’s surprised expression turned pensive. “Do I really look like the kind of person who would risk his life to save others?”

Atsushi blinked at him quizzically because, to him, it was obvious. There was no doubting Dazai was a good person. He had no idea what Dazai even meant with his question. So Atsushi simply nodded and replied in earnest, “Well…yes.”

Dazai’s eyes bulged slightly. Before long, he smiled in amazement. His grin was bitter, yet sweet. “Whatever you say,” he muttered, then ambled past Atsushi and Kyouka.

Kalau nonton movie-nya, responsnya Kyouka diperlihatkan ketika Atsushi bilang iya. Anak perempuan itu juga kaget dengar Atsushi bilang seperti itu. Habisnya Kyouka juga tahu kan gimana Dazai dulu sampai bikin Akutagawa juga abusive ke dia.

Acknowledgement yang diberikan Atsushi pada Dazai ini sangat penting bagi character development-nya Dazai. Pertama, Dazai akhirnya punya jawaban atas pertanyaannya apakah orang yang tangannya berlumur darah tidak layak melakukan sesuatu yang baik. Dazai finally can do good things. Kedua, masa lalu Dazai memang gelap, bahkan untuk masuk ADB dia harus menghilang dulu selama 2 tahun agar catatan kriminalnya bisa terhapus. Bagusnya adalah anggota detektif tidak menjadikan masa lalu Dazai sebagai objek penilaian tingkah lakukan di masa sekarang, bahkan Atsushi–secara polos–tidak melihat ke masa lalu itu.

Yang Atsushi tahu, Dazai itu menyelamatkan dirinya. Itu cukup untuk melabeli Dazai sebagai orang baik (terlepas setelahnya memang Dazai adalah mentor yang berbeda memperlakukan Atsushi, tidak lagi abusive seperti dulu. Bahkan Dazai itu saaangat sering memberikan encouragement yang Atsushi butuhkan, sampai Atsushi ada di satu titik bisa move on dari trauma dan kata-kata buruk pemimpin panti asuhannya yang sangat abusive menjadi lebih sering mengingat Dazai–and yes, this phase of Atsushi is really helping a lot in the future event).

Bahkan, pas aku lagi baca Light Novel BSD 55 Minutes, saat Atsushi bisa handle things in that current event so greatly, itu semua ngga lepas dari kepercayaan Atsushi ke Dazai dan Dazai yang–di novel yang itu–memberikan saran dan dorongan yang membantu banget. Sampai hati aku tuh rasanya hangat tiap baca bagian Dazai bicara ke Atsushi karena kerasa banget gitu lho sikap sebagai mentor yang baiknya :')

Terakhir, yang mau aku bahas adalah tentang kenapa Dazai harus sesusah payah itu menghadapai Shibusawa, yang mana di sana juga ada Fyodor (skill user asal Rusia yang juga mengincar bukunya dan memiliki kecerdasan setara dengan Dazai–stres aku tiap lihat ini tokoh).

Di ujung percakapan yang tadi aku kutip, Dazai itu self talk gini:

“…I really hope he was able to fill his boredom and loneliness with something in the end.”

Kalimat ini ditujukan ke Shibusawa yang akhirnya mati. Kenapa? Jawabannya (seperti yang penulisnya ingin kita asumsikan) ada pada perkataan Ango:

“Perhaps the two of them just wanted to get a glimpse of someone like them…” Ango thought of his old friend. “A man with a mind so extraordinary that he seemed almost alien… That was Shibusawa. Perhaps they wanted to see what he would do and how he would meet his demise… or perhaps how he would be saved.” He sounded somewhat sentimental. “The only three aliens in the world… We can’t even begin to imagine the isolation and loneliness they feel.”

Sini aku elaborasi. Dazai itu kecerdasan otaknya luar biasa. Di usia 15 tahun sudah jadi Eksekutif (termuda) Port Mafia. Di bawah kerjaannya dia juga, Port Mafia bisa mengembangkan sayapnya sangat lebar dan kuat. Kalimat favorit aku dari Dazai itu, "ngga apa-apa, semuanya sudah sesuai rencana." Jadi emang ini anak, setiap melakukan apapun (terhadap dan dengan siapapun itu) selalu sesuai dengan prediksi dan rencananya. Kecerdasan seperti ini dimiliki juga oleh Fyodor (sampai aku merasa ini sepertinya mereka saudara beda ayah), dan juga oleh Shibusawa.

Saking cerdasnya, mereka jadi bisa memahami manusia dan kelemahannya sehingga bisa dimanipulasi untuk kebutuhan rencana mereka sendiri.

Sayangnya, hal ini membuat mereka jadi sering mudah bosan akan hidup dan kematian. Mereka pun jadi sangat kesepian karena tidak ada yang bisa memahami apa yang mereka pahami. Namun ketiganya punya persepsi yang berbeda mengenai manusia itu sendiri, dan dipengaruhi oleh teman yang berbeda juga.

Dalam kasus Dead Apple ini, Shibusawa itu saking sudah bosannya dengan kehidupan, dia jadi suka melakukan hal-hal yang berbahaya, yaitu salah satunya pengen tahu apa yang terjadi kalau dia bisa memiliki kekuatan yang Dazai punya dan digabung dengan kekuatannya sendiri. Cuma, karena dia berteman dengan Fyodor, ya jadinya begitulah, destruktif ke dunia dan dimanfaatkan oleh Fyodor untuk melancarkan agendanya sendiri.

Sedangkan, Dazai itu sudah ada di titik yang masih pengen hidup–sekalipun masih suicidal.

Hanya saja, seperti yang Ango bilang, barangkali dengan ikut Shibusawa, Fyodor dan Dazai bisa merasakan apa dan bagaimana yang terjadi sama mereka saat orang seperti mereka mati... atau diselamatkan.

Karena, bagi mereka (terlepas dari Qadha dan Qadar ya hehe), kematian akan mudah dihindari, soalnya mereka cerdas. Mereka bisa melihat ke depan musuh akan melakukan apa untuk membuat mereka mati. Di sisi lain, kalau ada di situasi yang sudah terdesak banget, apakah akan ada yang mau menyelamatkan mereka. Kalau iya, bagaimana? Saking kesepiannya, mereka itu sampai begini. I mean, Dazai untuk bisa diselamatkan seperti itu, dia harus bisa memprediksi segala tingkah orang yang dia kenal dulu. Jadi, tetap aja kan, Dazainya harus capek dulu berpikir :')

Aku yang sangat lama berkelindan dengan kesepian, punya ketertarikan tersendiri dengan BSD salah satunya di aspek pengelolaan kesepian sebagai emosi yang manusia miliki ini berperan banyak dalam cerita tokoh-tokohnya.

Bagi yang tidak mengkonsumsi BSD, mungkin akan tidak paham apa dan kenapa bagusnya BSD ini. Tapi bagi aku sendiri yang sudah sejauh ini, jadi bisa lebih mencoba untuk memperlakukan manusia dengan hati-hati. Their feelings, their emotions, the way of thinking and their thoughts, their acts, itu semua terjadi atas serangkaian informasi dan pengalaman yang mereka terima. Sehingga, tidak bisa kita menyamakan manusia yang satu dan lainnya.

Gitu deh.

Dead Apple mungkin bukan LN terbaik yang aku baca, tapi melihat gimana Dazai bisa overcome dan acknowledge masalah eksistensi dirinya itu sangat menyenangkan untuk aku.

Kapan-kapan ketemu lagi di tulisan mengenai Bungou Stray Dogs lainnya!

[judaluffy]

uhm hi im kinda new to the fandom so I'm not really sure with almost everything that's happening but all i know is i love love love the series so far. To make this short in order to save time, I just wanted to ask in what order should i read/watch bsd? I'm on chapter 45 in the manga and I'm not sure what to do exactly after finishing it someday. Can you give/suggest me an order or list? Thank you very much!

Hello Anon-san! First of all, welcome to bsd hell!

The manga is a very nice start. In bsd there’s many things apart from the anime and manga so I am gonna explain shortly what each is together with my recommended order of reading/watching. So...

BSD Universe Guide

1) Manga (79 chapters so far, updating at the start of every month)

2) Anime ( Season 1, Season 2, OVA(Hitori Ayumu), Movie (Dead Apple), Season 3)

3) Novels (Only the first 2 novels are released in english. Some of the others might be translated online or there might be reviews. I’m gonna list them here together with alternative ways to learn the gist of their stories)

a) Dazai’s Entrance Exam (This one has been added in the first season of the anime, just with another timeline. It’s the Blue King/Messenger story. In the novel, the events happen 2 years before the anime timeline so Atsushi isn’t there and Dazai is a newbie fufu if you can get your hands on it though, then do so, it’s funny)

b) Dark Era (This one is depicted in the first 4 episodes of season 2. Some details have been changed and obviously the novel is better but you can understand the story just from the anime.)

c) Planning of Atsushi’s Entrance Exam + Founding of the Agency (This has not been shown anywhere. There should be translations/reviews online though. You can ask me for help finding them ^^)

d) 55 minutes (A completely new story in the current timeline. It’s fun and all but you don’t miss on the story so much even if you don’t read it. Again, if you can find it either online or when/if it’s released in english, do read it! It’s nice!

e)Dead Apple (Now this is just the scenario of the movie in novel form. You don’t have to read it to understand the story or anything.)

f) BEAST (This is an alternative story where Atsushi is in the Mafia and Aku is in the ADA, it doesn’t have anything to do with the original plot. But if you are curious, here’s a summary of it I had written while reading it.)

g) Fifteen (Dazai and Chuuya’s meeting story. It has been animated in the first 3 episodes of season 3 but there’s many parts that were cut and/or changed. You can read my summary/review of it here.)

4)BSD wan! (manga) Idk if anyone’s still translating it currently but there are many translated chapters and it’s hella funny and if you enjoy some comedy then you should totally read it!

5) Dead Apple Manga (It’s updating online in japanese currently. Idk if anyone’s translating it but it follows the events of the movie mostly so there’s no urgency to read it. But there are some extra scenes that are based off of an originals story for the game)

6) Bungou Tales of the lost (Mobile game, there’s also an english version. It has most of the stories and some few original scenarios like the one I mentioned above.)

7) BSD Gaiden (A completely side story featuring completely other characters but in the same universe. Ango appears in it. Tsujimura, who appears in the movie, first appeared here. And actually also meets Chuuya in it.) Now this has both a novel and a manga. If you are interested, you can find part of the manga translated online.

Okay I think that’s all. Just the manga and novels are enough to enter the BSD world but if you wanna get in deeper there’s many things you can do. If reading is to your liking then take the time to read some of the books the original authors had written. No Longer Human is awesome for example XD

I hope this was enough answer to your question ;; Feel free to ask me if you need help with something more specific too ^^ I’m happy to help bsd buddies!

[voidcat]

Yes I'll read the manga soon! In what order should I read all bsd content? Like there's the main bsd manga, beast, wan, dead apple manga and the light novels? I always mean to begin but I get so overwhelmed looking at all the content djnssn - 🐬anon

hmmm i for one started wth manga and while waiting for the updates, started on the light novels

wan manga goes just like the animated version so it can be read anytime

i'll write the names + synopsis of each light novel so you can pick an order for yourself if you want? dont rush too much thought, taking it slow makes it more enjoyable imo (also dead apple has a light novel too which i'll mention between 55 Minutes & Stormbringer. i think beast has a novel too aside from the manga but im not sure) there is also bsd gaiden novel And manga but ive not started them so i don know mych abt it aside from that it's a spin off.

i'll put the light novels under the cut bc it got long.... anyawys i did my bsd order as: anime, manga, 3 light novels + wan anime + some chapters of wan manga, 12 chapters of beast manga, light novel#4 (just finished). rn i'm continuning light novels in publishing order but

if you want to read them in chronological order with the manga you can go with: untold origins, stormbringer, dark era, entrance exam, bsd manga (pause after the whole thing with americans), dead apple (can be novel or manga or both), continue manga, (put 55 minutes somewhere between if you want or read it before dead apple)

as beast itself is an alternative reality, it can be read at any time you want! enjoy!!! i hope you like the manga and novels 1!! good night

bsd light novels go as:

1 - dazai osamu's entrance exam (as the title suggests, as well as the azure king conflict. it originally happened during dazai's entrance exam while bsd anime has happening on atsushi's first weeks. it's p good and from kunikida's pov, his descriptions of dazai are amazing)

2 - dazai osamu and the dark era (basically the first 5 episodes from season 2. there are few minor differences but it's pretty much the same as the anime. i like the novel better though)

3 - untold origins of detective agency (basically how ranpo and fukuzawa first meet, with a cameo from a character you wont expect... when i say i almost yelled- it's amazing and made me grew more into ranpo. it gives a wide insight on ranpo and his past and why he is the why he is.)

4 - 55 minutes (with atsushi in center this time. i found it boring at first but p informative regarding the nature of skills and some mentions of classical authors such as shakespeare, verne... as well as "the war" that took place years ago. also sskk bickering as always<3)

5 - dead apple (if i recall right, asagiri's plan for dead apple originally was v different from what we got in the movie. both shibusawa's talent and the outcome. i think it's either his initial plans or this novel "the king of yokohama" dazai concept art origins from. i'll start this after finishing setting sun so i cannot speak for sure.)

6 - beast (what if atsushi and akutagawa switched places? what if dazai found the book and used it to shift to the alternative universe where odasaku hadn't died? i was reading it's manga and the skk tension was amazing<3 it will get a live action soon as well)

7 - stormbringer (huge lore regarding chuuya and his origins/backstory. also the origin of "dazai living in a cargo container" concept art............. i hate him</3. anyways this takes one year after Fifteen and is a must read for chuuya fans)

[akutagawaprize]

helloo~ i just finished watching the anime which made me ajdsbsidb and i wanted to read the manga. but im a bit confused, is the 'wan!' is also the light novel series? and where should i also start reading?

Hello! Glad you enjoyed the anime~! Hope this quick list will help:

Chapters 1-37 (EGS)

Chapters 38-Current (DazaiScans)

Vol 1 & Vol 2 (YenPress)

LN1: Dazai Osamu’s Entrance Exam(Episodes 6-7); Illustrations

LN2: Dazai Osamu and the Dark Era (Episodes 13-16); Illustrations

LN3: The Untold Story of the Founding of the Detective Agency (Chapter 1 here); Summary; Illustrations

LN4: 55 Minutes; Summary of 1st Half; Illustrations

Bungou Stray Dogs Gaiden: Ayatsuji Yukito VS Kyougoku Natsuhiko; CM

Bungou Stray Dog Wan! (Spin-off featuring the BSD characters drawn in SD/chibi form, updated every Thusday, 24:00H JST.); Some translations compiled here and here.

Bungou Stray Dogs Ep 25 (OVA): “Moving Ahead Alone” (Ch 40) - To be released 2017 Aug 31; CM

Bungou Stray Dogs Movie (Upcoming) - Theatrical release TBA

To clarify, BSD Wan! is just a spin-off that has nothing to do with the canon timeline. One could argue that the anime’s timeline also slightly diverges from the manga/light novels when they moved LN1 to the current timeline though.

And to give an idea of the general timeline in case you’re wondering: LN3 (8 yrs prior) - > LN2 (4 yrs prior) -> LN1 (2 yrs prior)  -> Gaiden (Bet 1-2 yrs prior) -> CH 1-37 ->  LN4 (Set some time bet CH 37-46) -> CH 38 -Present  arc

[the-laughing-phoenix]

Get to know the author

1. How did you come up with your username and what does it mean?

Funnily enough, Pride and Prejudice is involved.  Specifically, the line “for what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?” I was about 16 and an anxious mess fighting with my family about my course load (I lost - they made me swap from advanced calc to regular calc) and wanted to remind myself that I’d always find that laughter again.

2. Which fanfic of yours has the most feedback? (bookmarks/subscriptions/hits/kudos).

If we’re talking AO3? Avoiding Politics the Obi-Wan Kenobi Way, which is a collaboration with @timesandteacups​. If we’re talking fics that I wrote alone, it’s  Love Courage Strength.

On FFN, Venatori reigns supreme.

3. What is your AO3 profile icon, and why did you choose it?

It’s the same stylized firebird as my tumblr icon, which also happens to be my FFN icon. Why mess with a good thing?

4. Do you have any regular/favourite commenters?

Yes, but it varies story by story. I have more regulars on FFN, but that’s entirely down to Venatori again.

5. Is there a fanfic that you keep going back to read again and again?

There are a few.  i just happen to like apples (i am not afraid of snakes) is a delight, and I use the entirety of @deadcatwithaflamethrower​‘s works as an incentive to get shit done. Also amusewithaview introduced me to possibly my favorite variant on the soulmates trope, so.

6. How many stories are you subscribed to? How many do you have bookmarked?

I’m not currently subscribed to any stories, but I have 36 bookmarked on AO3 and 54 on FFN.  I keep meaning to bookmark stories and then forgetting.  Maybe once I get my applications in and the house is sold and I find ten minutes to breathe?

7. Which AU do you find yourself writing the most?

Currently I’ve got two soulmates fics in the works.  I am a sucker for the trope.  Otherwise my strong point is “let’s shove this pebble into the stream and see how it diverts” (which, uh, has taken the form of character death?)

8. How many people are subscribed and bookmarked to you in total? (you can view this on the stats page)

AO3 stats Subscribed to me: 33 Subscribed to my works: 575 Bookmarks: 587

FFN stats: Author alert lists: 48 Favorite author: 39

9. Is there something you’d like to write about but are afraid of people judging you for it? (Feeling brave? If so, share it!)

Nothing springs to mind.

10. Is there anything you would like to be better at? Writing certain scenes or genres, replying to comments, updating better, etc.

Updating better.  I’ve been so busy with things going on in brickspace that it’s severely impacted my ability to write.  If I can get more efficient with my writing time, I can update again.

11. Do you write rarepairs or popular ships more often?

I... don’t often write ships, honestly, and when I do they’re usually happening in the background. Sunrose Transplanted would be the exception, but since I was deliberately addressing the events after an elopement...

12. How many stories have you posted on AO3 to this day (finished and unfinished)?

29 works

13. How many stories do you have saved in/with your writing program?

I am embarrassed to admit that I don’t know. I have a lot of partials that are probably never going to be posted, or will only be posted in the event of my death as a sort of “here are the things she was working on” memorial.  Currently I have 5 I’m sort of working on here and there?

14. Do you write down story ideas, or just keep them in your head?

Write them down.  If it’s not been written down, it’ll get lost.  This is occasionally a problem, because I frequently have FANTASTIC ideas while in the shower, so I’ll be scrambling for a notebook with damp fingers while my hair’s still wrapped in my towel.

15. Have you ever co-authored a story?

Yes, though only my collaborations with @timesandteacups​ have been posted so far.  I’ve got one with @rustingroses​ in the works right now.

16. How did you discover AO3?

Credit for introducing me to AO3 goes to @rustingroses​

17. Do you consider yourself to be a popular or famous author in your fandom(s) on AO3?

Not remotely, but I’m cool with that.

18. Do you have a nickname or fandom name for your readers?

Nope.  Is that a thing?

19. Was there an author who inspired or encouraged you to write?

Tamora Pierce, Diane Duane, Terry Pratchett, Diana Wynne Jones... I’m certain I’m forgetting some.

20. What writing advice would you give to a beginning author?

If you’re not having fun, then why do it?  Find a way to make it fun and don’t let anybody bully you into writing in a way you hate.

21. Do you plot out your stories, or do you just figure it out as you go?

A bit of both.  I go into fics knowing what the major highlights are and then figure out how to get from point A to B or R to S as I go.

22. Have you ever gotten a bad comment on a story? If so, what did you do?

I’ve responded in three different ways. Most bad comments, I’ve just ignored. On occasion I’ve asked for clarification, mostly when someone has an issue with how I’ve tagged. And once, I snarled at them - this was a reader who came in telling me they were “here to help [me] improve my writing” and made a bunch of... kind of condescending suggestions. My grandmother had just passed away, I was very jet-lagged, and when I checked I noticed that they had 0 works to their name.  So I told them where to get off.  I don’t plan to do that again, and I definitely wouldn’t have under better circumstances.

23. Is there a certain type of scene that you have a hard time writing? (action, smut, etc..)

Probably smut, because I almost never write it.

24. What story(s) are you working on now?

Priority goes to my Yuletide submission.  Otherwise I’m vaguely working on the next chapters of Avoiding Politics and Venatori, two soulmate AUs for BSD, and a BSD fic that I’m going to collaborate on @rustingroses​ with.  We have very different writing methods, so we’ll see how that one goes.  All of them except my Yuletide are on the furthest back burner, because I’m applying to graduate schools and helping my parents get the house ready to move.

25. Do you plan your next project(s) before you finish your current ongoing story(s)?

Oh god yes.  I have a massive plot bunny hutch and actually find I work best when I can swap between things.

26. Do you have a daily writing goal set for yourself?

Ahahahaha no.  I don’t have time right now.

27. Do you think you’ve improved as a writer since you first started?

Absolutely.

28. What is your favorite story that you’ve written?

I have to pick? Um. Probably Venatori

29. What is your least favorite story that you’ve written?

Probably Worship

30. Where do you see yourself (as a writer) in 5 years?

Hopefully someone who has finished Venatori and has developed better writing habits.

31. What is the easiest thing about writing?

Individual scenes.  I have scenes show up in my head as clearly as if I was watching them on a TV screen, and all I need to do is get them down on paper/in a word processor

32. What is the hardest thing about writing?

Getting from Point R to Point S.  I know what needs to happen, what I don’t know is how I’m getting there.

33. Why do you write?

Because I have an idea, and I think it’s cool and want to share.  

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