#bsd ichiyo

[favficbirthdays]

Happy Birthday

Ichiyo Higuchi (2nd May)

Bungou Stray Dogs

[damianito]

Wuh luh Wuh

[akuhigufan]

Ok, I have a higugin picture too! 💖

[crumbledtoast]

Can't decide which version I like more, sooooo here's both!

[calmlb]

Higuchi’s Unrevealed Ability

my theory on what it could be…

i think that Higuchi’s ability will be called “Takekurabe” (Growing Up/Child’s Play) after her most famous work, and i believe it might have something to do with reincarnation. here’s why…

in this official art she is featured with red spider lilies, which are symbolic of death, but are also thought of as a bridge between heaven & earth…a reminder of the “cyclical nature of life & death”

Takekurabe also explores themes such as how life is fleeting. & also abt being forced into a role that you didn’t want, or wouldn’t have chosen for yourself

(plus potential foreshadowing: in this official art, Higuchi is surrounded by pinwheels— which symbolize childhood, but also the cycle of life, & the buddhist teaching of reincarnation)

back to reincarnation…

after being told that Akutagawa may never wake up, she reached out to him & a glow appeared around her hand— like she was activating an ability— before pulling away bc she remembered that he didn’t want her (or anyone’s) help

but this means that she’s able to give help in this sort of situation

additionally, the fact that she almost always appears in official arts w Akutagawa indicates that she will probably use her ability on him at some point, which makes sense considering his terminal condition

(note the pulse in the background, his bright eyes, & her white suit)

because we have yet to see her use her ability, i’m assuming that she can only use it once, so she’d be giving up her life for Akutagawa’s (a life for a life— his reincarnation)

this would imitate irl Higuchi’s unfortunately short life— with her having died at only 25 years old. it also makes sense to give her such a powerful ability since irl Higuchi is such an important figure in japanese history— japan’s first professional woman writer of modern literature

now for a less likely, but fun theory…

i wonder if Higuchi’s sister has anything to do with her ability (in bsd she’s unnamed, but her irl sister’s name was Kuniko so that’s what we’ll call her)

according to Higuchi’s bungo episode, despite her literary genius, irl Higuchi was practically useless without her sister

Kuniko was the one who made what Higuchi did possible & kept things functional behind the scenes

so i think it’d be super interesting (& a cool irl reference) if Kuniko was involved in some way with Higuchi’s ability (i also just want to see more of her bc this sister duo is so cute :’))

bonus: when i watched this anime adaptation of Takekurabe, this was the ending scene & i wonder if it was harukawa’s inspiration for this official art 🥹

white lilies represent purity, & since they were off by the side of the road, they might have represented the character’s fleeting purity. white lilies are also used at funerals to represent a soul’s return to purity & its journey to the afterlife… which circles back to the reincarnation theme 👀

[raccoonwxrks]

She can do whatever she wants to me 🙂‍↕️

[lilac-cat-draws]

I've always wondered what was Akutagawa's reaction to Atsushi's little half and half form for his ability is know that man was fumbling deep down😂

It took him a while to realise that he had awaken to something he wasn't ready for

How badly was he fumbling? he went through two sessions and didn't talk to him once

[daimadiamante]

Higuchi: I sleep with a gun under my pillow. Gin: I sleep with a knife. Dazai: You two are pathetic. Gin: Oh, yeah? What do you sleep with? Dazai: Chuuya

[piedpip3rrr]

Get Higuchi tf out of Bsd and into a queer coming of age movie

[obsidianstrawberrymilk]

So if I understand the Port Mafia correctly-

(A continuation of this post)

[octagava]

[cvntkisser]

Bungo stray dogs fans will really watch a character get cut in half, drowned, shot in the head, blown up and have characters prepare for another character's funeral and be like i wonder how they survived because they couldn't have possibly died.

[courtesanofdeath]

Port Mafia ♤ Magazine Cover

[akuhigufan]

[kohuaz]

higugin sketch because i felt like it ヽ(•̀ω•́ )ゝ✧ \\ and i haven't figured out how to background these silly sketches yet (╥﹏╥)

[loveridden1999]

were you obsessed with morally grey female characters? are you obsessed with morally grey female characters? when will you be obsessed with morally grey female characters?