#ASAGIRI PLEASE

[clearly1vampire]

ngl Stormbringer was a pain to read,but this scene is so beautiful.

we are talking about Dazai, Dazai, the youngest leader of the Mafia since he was 15, feared by friends but even more so by enemies, who lets himself be tied up upside down and rolled over until he vomits by Chuuya?? we all know what you are Dazai.

[imsaunteringvaguelydownwards]

Asagiri I have some very simple easy to follow requests for next chapter and they are as follows:

Bring back kunikida bc it was all reversible via the fucking time sword or smth idk

have shin soukoku have a badass moment

give us soukoku I miss them

[jounosparticles]

i miss suegiku ☹️ look at them

[strawberrymuff]

[sad-emo-dip-dye]

Was it casual when you held a gun to his head while thinking you couldn’t have asked for a better partner?

[asagirisfavoritepen]

So it'd be very cool if Verlaine or Adam will appear in the main manga. But I just had another thought (ik, surprising). What is Shirase will appear in the main manga?? I mean, he already appeared in anime which means everyone already knows him so he could be easily introduced. And just imagine it a bit. Cuz like he went to London after Traumabringer took place and he rebuilt the Sheep there. But the Sheep is an illegal organization, right? Are they like the Port Mafia of London? And what's their relationship with the Order of the Clock Tower or whatever it's called. And is he just staring out of the window at the vampires and goes like "Wtf did Chuuya's friend (Dazai) do this time??" Did he call Chuuya to go like "Bro wtf my right hand man got Twilight-ified what am I supposed to do now??" And he gets to Japan to help them because he's the ✨ king ✨. And Dazai frowns at him and Shirase frowns at Dazai and both of them go like "What is he doing here??" And Chuuya smashes his head against a wall going like "Not these two idiots again."

Adam is watching from distance, being happy that Master Chuuya is again with both his best friends.

[saffron0v0]

"I can fix her"

No. You can't.

I didn't know it was her birthday 5 days ago, and I'm so angry at myself. I wasn't free on Atsushi's birthday either, so I'm double pissed.

[weeby-monster-the-bastard]

if asagiri doesnt fix this in chapter 118 I'm gonna fight someone they killed my friend @casrastr0phe 's wife (kunikida) and my wife :< (bram stoker) we shall start a rebellion called "husbands (or wives) against asagiri" if he killed your baby girl/wife we've got you

[bloody-vampires606]

When the bungos start to stray dog

but WHAT WAS THE LATEST CHAPTER???????

I love BSD with my whole heart and soul, but sometimes I cannot process anything going on.

Might need to reread the chapter again to try and figure out what in gods name just happened.

[trains-boy]

Thinking about how akutagawa is and always will be a protector at heart. Thinking about how he held that frozen kid gently. Thinking about how in the universe where he was given a chance at being a good person, Gin thought of him as a selfish man.

[clearly1vampire]

how the last few chapters of bsd make me feel (ango core)

[dazai-on-my-mind]

There's so much BSD lore that we're just never gonna get for a while.... or ever.

[xpxpxp13-alastor-roleplay]

CHAPTER 117 SPOILERS

Bungo stray dogs

No because Asagiri youre going to end up with a bunch of mentally ill teenagers storming your house (who either belong in harvard,a mental insitution,or both)

First Bram and now Kunikida!

Give us a break please

(He did say 'if' maybe there is hope)

[raddestrose]

BRO WHAT

Teruko noooo

also whatt did i just read

[about-the-onigiri]

FINALLY FINISHED STORMBRINGER! HERE ARE SOME THOUGHTS (spoilers below obvi)

Okay, there's a lot to go over and I will probably make separate analyses, but for now I'm just going to go over any surface thoughts.

Chuuya

I will make a full separate character analysis for him, but my god did I thoroughly enjoy the theme of his questioned humanity and all the examples that proved his humanity before the end reveal (which btw I feel so stupid for not reading this novel sooner because I dead ass thought this was still an ongoing debate/question 🥴). Reassuring Albatross, mourning the detective, trying to save his clone, throwing away his memory sequence for the sake of Yokohama/the world, empathizing with Verlaine, doing the Sheep hand shake with Shirase, and making sure the Flags graves never go without flowers (kill me); all these things emphasize Chuuya's humanity. These actions answer the daunting question "is Chuuya human?", they precede the reveal. Humanity is such a huge theme in this series, along with one's reason/right for living, and it is always so well done to each individual character; but Chuuya's especially. (I must stop before this becomes a whole character analysis...but soon!)

Speaking of humanity, let's talk about Verlaine.

Now, while he was a strong contender in the beginning (I still don't, and never will, forgive him for the Flags deaths), he is no longer No. 1 on my shit list. Verlaine's existential crisis about his existence and "hate" driven plan to get Chuuya by his side is, arguably, very human! Verlaine was quite the interesting character to see unraveled, because his is one that drives home this major theme of one's reason for existence. It was so easy to sympathize with him because his angers, fears and desperate wants are applicable to not only the human characters in the story, but also any potential reader. They're the furthest thing from "non human", and in the way that Chuuya's humanity is recognized before the reveal, Verlaine's humanity must also be recognized, despite him not being human. Which is one of the things I love most that reoccurs through this novel. Despite the fact that it could all be a product of the lines of code, it begs the question: What makes someone human?

No Longer Human: Dazai

I'm kidding, we know Dazai is human (regardless of his detached sense of self). This novel actually did a fantastic job of painting Dazai as human and not an omnipotent master mind. His intellectual superiority is actually well countered in this novel. Yes, he bought time by giving Verlaine info on N and planned out the steps used in the final battle. But there were actually multiple times throughout this novel that we see Dazai caught off guard by things he couldn't predict, whether he admitted ignorance or not. His astonishment at Verlaine blasting straight through the lab after he had just mentioned he knew mostly what he was and wasn't capable of, his uncertainty for Chuuya's safety and success in the final battle as he watched everything play out. Dazai's humanity though is heavily highlighted when he gives Chuuya the choice of going into the final battle at the cost of losing his (seemingly) only way of verifying whether he's a human or not. This was actually very refreshing to see, but I'll cover this and a lot more on Dazai as I do want to make an in depth character analysis for him too. It was a nice break away and look into his character, as he could have easily withheld that choice and information from Chuuya.

Random Outlying Thoughts

A couple things that further emphasize the theme of humanity throughout this novel:

- Adam and his sacrifice for Chuuya. Especially after it was revealed that he was programmed to make his own decisions.

- Verlaine showing Chuuya the memories with Rimbaud

-Rimbaud's choice to, not only wait for, but save Verlaine, all while apologizing

I also thought it was interesting that Mori gave Chuuya his parent's location and the chance to meet them. I think it was genuinely both a gift and a test. We know Mori is cunning but not the incarnation of evil, as he's supposed to be an inspired character of Black Jack (though the translation errors ruined that). So I do think he would have genuinely given Chuuya that chance, while also using it to gauge where Chuuya stands. (Which we know is with the mafia; his family.)

Speaking of family, I cannot finish this post without mentioning the Flags again. I cried only twice while reading this novel. The first time being the Flags deaths, and the second when their resting place with an abundance of flowers was mentioned. They will forever hold a place in my heart, I'm still not over it tbh.

ALSO, I know in my last SB post I mentioned in the tags about Chuuya having nice things, but the fucking afterward in this novel from Asagiri!? Saying Chuuya's path is one that will not be easy or peaceful!! Asagiri please, I beg, let HIM HAVE NICE THINGS 🥲

Okay, that is all. Thank you for reading my rambles. I will post character analyses in the future!

[sad-emo-dip-dye]

I need a canon interaction between them I beg