#its also like. from everyone else's perspective chuuya was not a big part of dazai's life for a while.

[videogamelover99]

i wonder if dazai ever just gets annoyed bcuz of the feelings he has for chuuya bcuz it clashes with his whole *gestures at him* thing, is he even aware of what he feels

Ch. 101 said he is very much aware of what he feels to an extent but I think it's Dostoyevsky using Chuuya against him in the worst way possible that really made him see how much of a blindspot his feelings for Chuuya were.

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Randou and the Sins of Season 3's Fifteen Adaption (Part 14/???)

Episode 27 — The God of Fire (2/4)

Contrary to the presentation of the conversation between Dazai and Chuuya following the former’s aforementioned actions in the anime, where it simply ends on the suicidal boy’s several agreements that shooting a dead body is probably excessive and unnecessary and that his partner is right to claim such, that is not really the way it truly unfolded within its source material; no, instead, when Chuuya asks him to show respect for the dead by not continuing to shoot the man’s lifeless form, Dazai only acknowledges his statement once — his superficially familiar “Yeah. You’re right.” taking on an entirely different tone and context in the novel — before adding that that is ordinarily what people would think and pausing a moment, laughing dryly at his own statement soon after as he walks away towards the mansion.

Of course, I suppose that you may be wondering why something as seemingly small as removing his laughter and perhaps swapping a few choice words out for others is such a big deal to me — or to anyone else, for that matter — when it ultimately all sounds much the same, and I suppose I can’t really blame you for that, either, but it’s necessary for you to understand that in this case, the key to the scene’s proper nuance really does lie in these very things that were taken away from us. As I said above, the words, “Yeah. You’re right” are used by Dazai in an entirely different light between the two versions; while in the animation, it was clearly used as an agreement with the redhead’s sentiment, in the novel, it functioned more as a show of attentiveness towards the person presenting their views to him, as well as an acknowledgement that this was something he’d heard many times before from other “normal” people and thus was not the least bit surprised to be told again — especially when Chuuya was, from his then-current perspective, not any different from the rest of the masses in his thought processes.

On the question of whether or not this is a compliment or an insult, I think that it is worth acquiescing that it may genuinely be a bit of both, for although I personally lean more towards the latter and have my own reasoning for believing it was meant as such, I do think that Lea also has some rather interesting insight into and ideas on the matter, herself, and I absolutely don’t want to just ignore her point of view on it, when I do feel that it too at least bears a decent amount of consideration; therefore, I will do my best to give a bit of elaboration on both angles, along with asking that if I fail to explain her thoughts well to you, you might feel free to check out the post in which she originally goes over it.

From Lea’s personal standpoint, it is her belief that the bandaged teen’s laughter at his assertion that Chuuya’s thoughts were ordinary compared to his was not meant as a mockery towards Chuuya or so-called “ordinary” people, but rather was aimed at himself; according to her explanation, this is because Dazai is well aware of how strange his mind is and, as such, how he himself can never qualify as or belong to the notion of anything ‘ordinary’, thus causing him to hold some bitterness towards himself for how out of place he is in the world and how little he believes he can ever fit in. As before, whilst I may hold a different opinion on the situation overall, I don’t actually think this interpretation is precisely wrong, nor do I think it should be completely overlooked, as I absolutely don’t doubt that Dazai does, to some extent, feel a deep dissatisfaction in himself because of how ‘different’ and, in a sense, removed from everyone else, he is, and how that has led to him experiencing this great emptiness inside and struggling to want to continue living; I don’t doubt for even a moment that there are and have often been times in the past when Dazai may have been, on some level, jealous of those around him and perhaps even had a part of him wish that he could be like everyone else, because I’m almost sure that all of this has been true — at least, at one point or another.

That being said, though, that also does not erase the fact that regardless of any envy he may feel for the general population, it is absolutely not because he in any way believes them or their ways of thinking to be genuinely superior; in fact, based on all that has already been established about Dazai — both in this particular entry and all of those in the past as well — I think it is very fair and safe of me to make the assessment that, if anything, it is exactly the opposite that is true. Dazai envies others and their thought processes not for some alleged superiority, but rather, for their supposed inferiority, which his emotionally and empathetically narrow mind perceives them to have; to the young so-called genius, his occasional desire to be like the ‘ordinary’ people around him is little more than a wish that he could sometimes turn his ‘logic’ off — to become simple and ‘naive’ enough to be unaware of what he thinks are the true ways of the world, or at least just be ‘foolish’ enough to see it and still be able to ‘delude’ himself into denying it anyway.

Assuredly, I can grant that the suicidal teen may dislike or even resent his own nature, but once more, it is not because he believes there is something wrong with him mentally, half so much as that he believes he is much too smart for his own good; thus, I hardly think it appropriate to say that his laughter is in intentional mockery of that or of himself, when I find it far more easy to believe that he is amused by and making mockery of the “lower intelligence” of others and their compassionate, ‘uninformed’, emotionally-driven outlooks.

Of course, if this conclusion of mine is indeed right, then we would naturally have a much better explanation for why this moment was omitted in the anime. I know that some people might think that it is very logical to presume that they simply cut whatever they could for time, and that this part was just one of those things that could be easily and fairly harmlessly expended, rather than to take the less charitable stance in saying that this was a calculated move of some kind; however, when you truly give any degree of genuine thought to it, you must admit that it is a little absurd to suggest the studio decided that these few potential seconds of additional dialogue were “taking up too much time”, especially when you consider that they were just fine with wasting much, much longer on credit sequences and extended events that did not even happen as presented in the original story on other occasions.

Furthermore, while no one is denying that the moments leading up to this removed final exchange aren’t exactly the best at providing pleasant representation for Dazai, there is still no ignoring the fact that without this last piece being kept in, it is nonetheless infinitely better for a more SKK compliant, ‘kinder Dazai’ narrative than it would be with it still maintained, as it not only makes Dazai look slightly nicer, but especially lends much more of a sense that Chuuya’s words had a profound effect on him than they actually did. As for what they gain in pushing this untrue portrayal I continue to allude to so often, and what reason I have to believe they’re actually doing that, well, that’s something I’ll get into much more later, but I imagine it isn’t so hard to at least partially figure out on your own anyway, in the meantime — even if you don’t truly know the full extent of the butchery they’ve committed to achieve it.

Temporarily setting aside this treachery and mutilation, though, even if this one choice hadn’t been a part of some much bigger picture, I would still be just as disappointed in their decision, as I feel it heavily tones down the full extent of the scene’s eeriness and loses the true sense of the two teens’ personalities, thoughts, and relationship with each other.

It is, true, too, I have no doubt, that the earlier addition of Dazai’s “what you say is probably correct” to the conversation, after twice confirming that Chuuya was right with his assessment, was included in order to mirror a certain scene in DEAD APPLE, but I don’t really have much to give of my own, commentary-wise, on it, since unlike the other alteration, its existence does not change all that much, and as a result, I neither hate nor adore it; it simply exists, and that is fine.

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Name: Rain (real name: ???) Age: 23 Affiliation: port mafia Ability: misfortune absorption [absorbs back luck around her, but as a result gets her into some awkward situations] Birthday: September 16

likes: Chuuya Nakahara, red velvet cake, quiet evenings, warm blankets, hydrangea flowers

dislikes: ougai mori, her ability, embarrassing situations

VA: Satomi Arai

bio: mori’s secretary. she’s rather meek and often hard on herself, but she is hardworking and cares a lot about those close to her. though she has a huge crush on chuuya, she feels she is unworthy of his affections.

Name: Naoya Shiga Age: 25 Affiliation: port mafia Ability: perspective [allows her to sight jack anyone within 400 feet of her Birthday: February 20

likes: bubble gum, motorcycles, anarchy

dislikes: tedious work, her father, osamu dazai

VA: Mie Sonozaki

bio: she joined the mafia after a falling out with her father. she is part of the black lizard squad as well as designated mafia mom friend. enjoys joking around with people, but can hold grudges against those she dislikes.

Name: Yana Age: 19-22? Affiliation: rats in the house of the dead Ability: n/a Birthday: January 9

likes: taxidermy, listening to her Walkman

dislikes: people messing with her work station, being interrupted.

VA: Shizuka Itou

Bio: a lady of many mysteries. despite this, she has a rather casual, if sarcastic attitude and is usually in the morally grey area. it’s often difficult to tell what she’s thinking.

Name: Mary Shelly

Age: 19

Affiliation: none

Ability: Frankenstein [allows her to bring back dead animals. not human. NEVER human]

Birthday: August 30

Likes: animals, road trips

Dislikes: smoking

VA: Eri Kitamura

Bio: very unlucky and is often finding herself injured. but despite this, she keeps a positive and cheerful attitude and tries to help people as best as she can.

Name: Bram Stoker Age: 23 Affiliation: none Ability: Dracula [allows him to create and control blood] Birthday: November 8 Likes: soft pillows, piano music Dislikes: being ill VA: Tatsuhisa Suzuki Bio: mary’s friend and often caretaker. his ability often causes him to vomit copious amounts of blood. known to have a rather gloomy aura about him, his most common phrase is ‘i’ll certainly die’.

Name: Miura Age: ??? (appears 24) Affiliation: port mafia Ability: ... Birthday: July 30 Likes: working Dislikes: interruptions, coffee VA: Hiromi Konno Bio: one would say that she’s married to the job. she is another mafia secretary and often keeps everyone else in line. rarely expresses emotion, almost as if she were robotic...

Name: Oscar Wilde Age: 25 Affiliation: the guild remnants Ability: portrait of dorian gray [allows him to shapeshift into another person, but he must have a visual reference to work with] Birthday: October 26 Likes: stylish clothes, baked goods Dislikes: bigotry, tacky wallpaper VA: Ryohei Kimura Bio: flamboyant and not afraid to break gender norms, he is also a master of sass. he also loves to give nicknames to everyone.

Name: Shizuka Kanei Age: 21 Affiliation: port mafia Ability: n/a Birthday: May 25 Likes: cats, ougai mori, flowers Dislikes: thunderstorms VA: Azumi Asakura Bio: mori’s secretary during the dark era, she appears younger than she actually is. a bit naïve as well, it is unknown what happened to her...

Name: George Eliot Age: 15 Affiliation: n/a Ability: n/a Birthday: November 22 Likes: freedom, potatoes Dislikes: feeling restricted VA: Nana Mizuki Bio: a common street urchin? or something else?

Name: Charlotte Bronte Age: 12 Affiliation: order of the clock tower Ability: jane eyre [creates a puppet entity to protect her] Birthday: January 17 Likes: tea parties, her sister Dislikes: mud VA: Aoi Yuuki Bio: one of the bronte twins. not much is known about them yet.

Name: Emily Bronte

Age: 12

Affiliation: order of the clock tower

Ability: wurthering heights [increases the strength of the ability of anyone she chooses]

Birthday: January 17

Likes: tea parties, her sister

Dislikes: mud

VA: Inori Minase

Bio: one of the bronte twins not much is known about them at this time.

Name: Elwyn Brooks ‘Ebie’ White Age: 17 Affiliation: the guild remnants Ability: ebie’s web [allows her to transform into a spider Birthday: July 11 Likes: her plush pig Wilbur, county fairs, apples Dislikes: fire, long car rides, anything fermented VA: Yuki Matsuoka Bio: a girl with a big heart and a wild imagination, is the one doing recon for the guild remnants.

Name: Jane Austen Age: 24 Affiliation: order of the clock tower Ability: pride and prejudice [creates an illusion of what the target desires the most] Birthday: December 16 Likes: romance, roses, handsome men Dislikes: crude people, people who hate love VA: Aina Suzuki Bio: a hopeless romantic, she hopes to meet the love of her life someday.

Name: Katya Age: 27 Affiliation: rats in the house of the dead Ability: 10 seconds [allows her to freeze time for 10 seconds] Birthday: August 28 Likes: guns, toying with her enemies Dislikes: boredom VA: Miyu Tomita Bio: nicknamed the ‘silver bullet witch’, she is formerly a trained soldier with a strong bloodlust. also don't call her short, just don't.

Name: Nankichii Niimi Age: 14 Affiliation: salamander publishing Ability: gon the little fox [creates a fox like creature to protect him] Birthday: July 30 Likes: rainy days, his mother Dislikes: scary places, being away from home VA: Hiromi Hirata Bio: one of kenji’s friends of ihatov, but is his exact opposite in terms of personality. nankichii is rather timid and often prone to crying under stress. he also lost his mother at a young age.

Name: Rowena Poe Age: 16 Affiliation: n/a Ability: n/a Birthday: November 1 Likes: the occult, her brother, fairy tales Dislikes: people who hurt her family, the smell of certain mushrooms VA: Reina Ueda Bio: poe’s younger sister plz don't kill me canon purists with a strong fascination with the occult. she also genuinely cares for her brother’s well being and was often the one looking after him back at home.

Name: Colette Age: 27 Affiliation: MIMIC Ability: n/a Birthday: January 28 Likes: flowers, her country, gide Dislikes: her father, being looked down on. VA: Ayumi Fujimura Bio: a member of mimic and damn good with a musket. she has a strong sense of right and wrong, and is also a bit of a goofball. also gide’s lover before she was killed in the battle against the order of the clock tower

Name: Anna Barkova Age: 19 Affiliation: rats in the house of the dead Ability: n/a Birthday: July 16 Likes: chew toys, bones, Fyodor? Dislikes: nothing...? VA: Kaori Shimizu Bio: Fyodor's childhood ‘friend’ (if you could call that ‘friendship’) who behaves like a dog on orders from Fyodor. she also lost her eye when he stabbed her with a screw driver. possibly unstable?

Name: Zoey Lewis Age: 24 Affiliation: rats in the house of the dead Ability: n/a Birthday: March 10 Likes: Fyodor, love, pain inflicted on her Dislikes: enemies of the RHOD, her former self VA: Sayaka Kanda Bio: a former nurse, she ended up being recruited by Fyodor and has since become utterly devoted to him. she has almost no sense of free will of her own anymore and follows Fyodor's commands above all else. [ie she’s kinda messed up. a lot.]

phew, that’s about as many as I can list ATM otherwise i’d die

bios don't contain everything, just the most basic facts.

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