#but the authorial voice in osamu dazai's entrance exam is remarkably reminiscent of doppo kunikida's

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hiiiii in this chapter fukuchi/amenogozen switches into a really archaic + formal way of speaking, which in bsd i usually take as an indicator that asagiri is referencing something. i know you've read a lot of japanese classical literature— do you have any idea of what it could be?

At times, Amenogozen seems to be near quoting something, but I haven't looked into the details yet. My first inclination is to consider its dialogue may be referencing the works of and noh plays adapted by Yukio Mishima, especially considering the relevance of the number three and the other references to Yukio Mishima throughout this arc. In addition to prospective kabuki references considering Gen'ichiro Fukuchi's career in kabuki. Both noh and kabuki are centuries old and often rely on stories that are centuries old.

But, also, Amenogozen is a singularity, which is already a space-time distortion, and one that specifically deifies space-time. It's archaic and contemporary and what lies ahead, past and present and future. It makes sense that it'd speak anachronistically.